Vanama Raghavendra Rao had denied the allegations against him.
Hyderabad:
The Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) today suspended its member Vanama Raghavendra Rao, who is accused of abetting the suicide of a businessman and three of his family members in the state’s Bhadradri-Kothagudem district.
Party sources said following the instructions of Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, the party leadership suspended Kothagudem TRS MLA Vanama Raghavendra Rao, son of Vanama Venkateswara Rao, amid allegations against him.
He said the suspension orders would be implemented with immediate effect.
Meanwhile, an extensive search is on for the arrest of the MLA’s missing son, police said on Thursday as opposition parties demanded the immediate arrest of the MLA’s son.
A senior police officer said that eight teams are looking for Vanama Raghavendra Rao in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh and other places, and added that they are tracking his location and he will be taken into custody soon.
The statement will be recorded in respect of other cases registered against the accused earlier, the official said.
Ramakrishna, a 43-year-old businessman, allegedly committed suicide along with his wife and twin daughters on January 3.
In an purported self-shot video that went viral on social media on Thursday, the businessman accused the MLA’s son of making derogatory remarks about his wife and motivating her to take the extreme step. Earlier, Vanama Raghavendra Rao had denied the allegations against him.
Police said they have submitted the video to the local court.
Earlier, in a purported note left by him, the man had blamed the MLA’s son for his death. The note also mentions his mother and elder sister, with whom the MLA’s son had a property dispute.
The police had registered a case under the Indian Penal Code section on charges of abetment to suicide. He went missing after an FIR was registered against Vanma Raghavendra Rao.
Condemning the incident, several political parties including Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee, BJP and Left parties have demanded strict action against the accused.
The opposition, which staged protests on Thursday, again raised slogans and took out rallies today as part of a bandh call demanding the arrest of Vanama Raghavendra Rao. At some places, shops remained closed.
Expressing deep concern over the incident, the ruling party MLA said in an open letter that he and his family would cooperate with the police and judiciary in the alleged suicide case and other incidents allegedly involving his son.
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