Overview

• Ravinder Nayak, 19, was arrested at his Gachibowli home as he attempted to flee with cash after his uncle grew suspicious of the staged suicide scene.
• Investigators registered a murder case at Gachibowli Police Station and continue probing the premeditated parricide.
• Police allege he lured his father, 37-year-old Hanumanthu, to an isolated plot under the pretense of a loan repayment, pretended to play “Close Your Eyes,” and then stabbed him in the neck.
• The suspected motive was recovering ₹3 lakh siphoned from family savings to fuel his online betting addiction.
• Local authorities and community groups report a surge in mobile-based online gambling among Telangana youth, linking betting debts to rising domestic violence and financial distress.