Archive · 25 Aug 2026
Sadiq Khan Arrested Over Religious Conversion, Murder Charges
Police in Andhra Pradesh arrested Sadiq Khan after three members of a family died.
The three people jumped into the Godavari river near Rajamahendravaram on August 16.
One of the people who died was Kovvuri Soujanya.
Police said Soujanya left suicide notes accusing Khan of forcing religious conversion.
She also accused him of killing her husband with chemical poison.
Based on the notes and a complaint from the husband’s father, police registered several cases.
Special police teams searched across several Indian states before finding Khan in Uttar Pradesh.
He was taken to court and sent into custody while the investigation continues.
Sarpavaram police arrested Shaik Sadiq Khan in connection with the deaths of three family members.
The three people died after jumping into the Godavari river near Rajamahendravaram on August 16.
Police registered cases under 12 sections, including alleged forcible religious conversion and abetment to murder.
Soujanya’s suicide notes accused Khan of poisoning her husband, leading to a separate murder case.
Khan was arrested in Uttar Pradesh, brought to Andhra Pradesh and remanded to custody.
- Who
- Sarpavaram police arrested Shaik Sadiq Khan; the case concerns Kovvuri Soujanya, Thillapudi Nooka Raju and Meena, who died, and Soujanya’s husband Kovvuri Jagadeesh Reddy.
- What
- Khan was arrested in cases involving alleged forcible religious conversion, abetment to murder and the alleged poisoning murder of Jagadeesh Reddy.
- When
- The three family members died on August 16; Khan received a transit warrant on August 22 and was later remanded to custody.
- Where
- The deaths occurred near Rajamahendravaram in Andhra Pradesh; Khan was arrested within Nauchandi police station limits in Uttar Pradesh and brought to Kakinada.
- Why
- Police said Soujanya’s suicide notes prompted the religious-conversion case and allegations that Khan poisoned her husband.
- Accused
- Shaik Sadiq Khan
- Deaths under investigation
- Soujanya, Thillapudi Nooka Raju and Meena
- Date of deaths
- August 16
- Location of deaths
- Godavari river near Rajamahendravaram
- Cases registered
- Cases under 12 sections, including alleged forcible religious conversion
- Arrest location
- Nauchandi police station limits, Uttar Pradesh
- Custody status
- Khan was produced before a magistrate court in Kakinada and remanded to custody