The Pedavutapalli incident in which three persons of a family were shot dead continues to puzzle the police as the prime accused in the case, Bhutam Govindu, and eight others are still at large. What makes the task more difficult is the hiding of Govindu in London.
The police have promptly made the moves for getting a Red Corner notice issued by the Interpol but that’s going to take time as the request have to be routed through the CID and CBI.
Govindu had reached Hyderabad from Singapore on August 3, and immediately flew to London via Dubai. The veracity of travel documents used by him and what made him fly around those countries in a short span are being investigated by Vijayawada police, amid allegations that some of their counterparts in Eluru were involved in the cover-up bid.
Though the tainted police personnel have been suspended, the city police are yet frame criminal charges against them. “This is due to the legalities involved in the case,” Police Commissioner A.B. Venkateswara Rao said while producing three of the accused before the media here on October 15. Some policemen in Eluru continued to be accused of harassing the members of the bereaved family.
Those still absconding include hired assassins from Delhi and local persons who abetted the crime. A lot depends on how quick the CBI processes their (the police) request for Red Corner notice and the Interpol’s response to it. Considering the meticulous work that the police have so far done, it is only a matter of time before international help comes their way in bringing the culprits to book.
