Earlier, the CBI grilled Viveka's nephew YSRCP MP Avinash Reddy at its office, following allegations that he was involved in the case.
YS Vivekananda Reddy. was found dead in the bathroom of his house in Kadapa on 15 March 2019. (Supplied)
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), which is probing the case related to the March 2019 murder of former MP YS Vivekananda Reddy, grilled his personal assistant Krishna Reddy and cook Lakshmi Devi’s son Prakash in Hyderabad on Wednesday, 3 May.
Both Krishna Reddy and Prakash appeared before the investigators at the CBI office in Koti in Hyderabad.
Following allegations that Prakash hid a letter, the CBI summoned him to its office for questioning.
During questioning, the investigators primarily focused on the reasons behind hiding the letter after Vivekananda’s murder in the bathroom at his house in Kadapa.
Though it questioned Krishna Reddy on Tuesday, the CBI asked him to appear before it on Wednesday again for questioning along with Prakash, sources said.
Earlier, the CBI grilled YSRCP MP YS Avinash Reddy over half a dozen times at its office in Koti, following allegations that he was one among the people involved in the case.
The premier investigating agency also questioned Avinash’s father YS Bhaskar Reddy and their aide Uday Kumar Reddy.
Both Bhaskar Reddy and Uday Kumar Reddy, who are presently in judicial remand, were lodged in Chanchalguda prison.
The CBI earlier said Avinash, Bhaskar, and their aides were allegedly involved in a larger conspiracy in the murder case.
An attempt was also made to destroy the evidence from the crime scene and cotton bandages were also applied on seriously injured portions of Vivekananda’s body.
The CBI also said that Avinash filed an anticipatory bail petition in the high court to mislead the ongoing investigation into the case that caused a sensation in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh in 2019.
The Telangana High Court, on 28 April, made it clear that it could not interfere in the case related to the murder of his uncle and former MP YS Vivekananda Reddy in view of the clear directions of the Supreme Court.
The court made these observations while responding to an anticipatory petition filed by Avinash.
The CBI could do its work and anticipatory bail could not be granted to him, the court said.
Avinash’s counsel urged the court to issue a stay from taking any action until the final order on the anticipatory bail petition.
The court, however, made it clear that it could not interfere in view of the Supreme Court’s orders and posted the matter for 5 June.
The court has also asked Avinash’s counsel to mention the case before the vacation bench because of the summer holidays and advised him not to pressure it to take up the case on an emergency basis.
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