The Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate (SDJM) Court here on Tuesday allowed the Commissionerate Police to take the two key accused on a five-day remand for interrogation in connection with the murder of Vizag Steel Plant (VSP) AGM I Surya Prasad Rao here on January 4.
The duo, Piddina laxman Rao alias Vadi Ramanna alias ‘Guruji’ (50) and Srinibas Panda alias Nibas, would be asked about the total incident started from the moment Rao landed in the Bhubaneswar airport to the time when they dumped his body behind the Hanuman Mandir near Sainik School here. The police would take him to the spots to recreate the scene and would also quiz about the money Rs1.27 lakh they looted from the deceased, sources said.
Two days ago, Twin City Commissioner of Police (CP) Dr RP Sharma had told reporters that the inter-State gang led by Guruji of Srikakulum in Andhra Pradesh had beaten Rao black and blue when he expressed his inability to pay the ransom of Rs 5 crore demanded by the gang. Srinibas Panda had helped Guruji to finalise the blueprint, he added.
After proper interrogation, police sources said, truth would come out in the case. The police could get important leads about inter-State gangs operating in the State, they added.