Overview

• On July 12, Siddipet police arrested 32-year-old Talla Venkatesh and 29-year-old Karunakar after reviewing CCTV footage and digital evidence linking them to the crime.
• Investigators found that Venkatesh had taken out multiple accident insurance policies on his mother-in-law, Thatikonda Ramavva, just weeks before orchestrating her death.
• Prosecutors say Karunakar hired a self-drive Mahindra Thar, struck Ramavva on a deserted stretch of road in Pedda Mansanpally and followed real-time directions from Venkatesh.
• As part of the scheme, Venkatesh registered 28 guntas of land in Ramavva’s name to meet criteria for Rythu Bheema agricultural insurance benefits.
• Both suspects remain in judicial remand as investigators wrap up the initial inquiry into their insurance-driven murder conspiracy.