Siddipet Commissioner of Police N Swetha said preliminary investigation revealed that Naresh was experiencing financial problems.
Published Dec 15, 2023 | 9:19 PM ⚊ Updated Dec 15, 2023 | 9:20 PM
File photo of Constable Naresh and his wife Chaitanya. (Supplied)
Akula Naresh (35), an Armed Reserve (AR) constable of the 2013 batch allegedly killed his wife and two children before dying by suicide at his residence in the Ramunipatla village of the Chinnakodur Mandal of Telangana’s Siddipet district in the morning of Friday, 15 December.
Naresh was said to be working as a gunman for the collector of the Siddipet district.
According to police sources, Naresh was reportedly suffering from financial stress due to loan apps and online betting.
He lost certain sums in betting and could not pay back the amount he borrowed, said the sources, adding that he also recently sold one acre of land to a relative of his to repay his debts.
On Friday, one of the lenders asked for repayment. Soon after this, Naresh returned home and committed the crime.
Naresh had reported for duty on Friday and was carrying his service pistol, Siddipet Commissioner of Police (CP) N Swetha said in a statement.
She added that Collector Prasanth Jeevan Patil, however, was not in Siddipet on Friday.
The CP told South First, “In the preliminary investigation, we found out that the victim shot his family with his service revolver because of financial problems.”
She added: “An FIR has been registered so we can assess the reason. We have seized his mobile phone for further investigation.”
Naresh’s wife Akula Chaitanya was aged 30, while their children Revanth and Rishita were six and five, respectively.
On 5 November, then-education minister P Sabitha Indra Reddy’s AR Sub-Inspector Mohd Fazle Ali died by suicide.
The 59-year-old had reportedly asked his youngest daughter to accompany him on that day. Ali was survived by his wife, a son, and three daughters.
The police investigation found that he was going through financial problems and had been denied loans he had applied for.
