Custodial death reported in Vijayawada, another attempts suicide

A suspect chain snatcher, Pulla Ramesh (28), allegedly committed suicide by consuming poison when the police apprehended him in the wee hours of Wednesday even as the victim’s family members cried foul over his death.

Ramesh, a native of Gannavaram, was arrested in motor cycles theft cases in 2009. On information that a chain snatchers' gang was moving at Ramavarappadu Ring Road, a police team under the supervision of Penamaluru Circle Inspector Jagan Mohan Rao, reached the spot.

When the police caught Ramesh, he reportedly consumed some poison. He was rushed to the Government General Hospital, where the doctors declared him dead. But, the victim’s family members alleged that Ramesh died in police custody.

Attempted suicide

In another incident, a suspect in a theft case, Govind, allegedly cut his throat with a sharp-edged instrument during interrogation in Chilakalapudi police station under the limits of Machilipatnam police sub-division in Krishna District in the early hours on Wednesday.

The victim was rushed to a hospital where his condition is stated to be stable. Govind is a native of Rajahmundry in East Godavari district, said Chilakalapudi SI Nabi.