Archive · 21 Aug 2026
ED Searches Avinash Reddy Premises in Vivekananda Murder Case
The Enforcement Directorate, or ED, searched six homes and offices in Hyderabad and Kadapa.
Some of the places are connected to MP Y.S. Avinash Reddy and his father, Y.S. Bhaskar Reddy.
Other searches reportedly involved people accused in the murder of Y.S. Vivekananda Reddy.
The searches are part of a case under India’s money-laundering law.
Investigators may be looking for documents, financial records, and information about property.
Vivekananda Reddy was found murdered at his home in Pulivendula in March 2019.
The Central Bureau of Investigation, or CBI, has been investigating that murder.
Reports say the ED case is based on FIRs and chargesheets filed by the CBI, although officials have not provided all details about the searches.
The Enforcement Directorate searched six premises in Hyderabad and Kadapa on Friday under a Prevention of Money Laundering Act case.
Locations included premises linked to Kadapa MP Y.S. Avinash Reddy and his father, Y.S. Bhaskar Reddy.
Searches also reportedly covered homes of people accused in Y.S. Vivekananda Reddy’s murder case.
Officials were examining suspected money laundering, suspicious financial transactions, documents, and asset details.
The ED case stems from Central Bureau of Investigation FIRs and chargesheets concerning Vivekananda Reddy’s 2019 murder.
- Who
- The Enforcement Directorate searched premises linked to Y.S. Avinash Reddy, Y.S. Bhaskar Reddy, and others accused in the murder case.
- What
- The ED conducted searches in a money-laundering investigation registered under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.
- When
- The searches were conducted on Friday, beginning in the early hours; Vivekananda Reddy was murdered in March 2019.
- Where
- Six premises in Hyderabad and Kadapa were searched, including locations in Kokapet and Pulivendula.
- Why
- Officials said the investigation was linked to the murder of Y.S. Vivekananda Reddy and involved alleged money laundering and suspicious financial transactions.
Reported Connection
Unresolved Details
Reason for the searches
Reported Connection
The ED and reports link the money-laundering investigation to the murder of Y.S. Vivekananda Reddy, with the case based on CBI FIRs and chargesheets.
Unresolved Details
The full details of the ED’s investigation and the specific financial allegations have not yet been publicly explained.
ED and CBI roles
Reported Connection
The ED is examining the financial dimension of a case investigated by the CBI, including possible money laundering and suspicious transactions.
Unresolved Details
The CBI has been investigating the murder since taking over the case in 2020, and reports say it remains unclear why the ED has also initiated searches.
- Investigating agency
- Enforcement Directorate (ED)
- Legal framework
- Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA)
- Number of premises
- Six
- Search locations
- Hyderabad and Kadapa, including Kokapet and Pulivendula
- Named individuals
- Y.S. Avinash Reddy and his father, Y.S. Bhaskar Reddy
- Other reported searches
- Premises linked to Devireddy Siva Shankar Reddy, Erra Gangi Reddy, Sunil Yadav, and Sunil Reddy
- Underlying case
- The murder of former Andhra Pradesh minister Y.S. Vivekananda Reddy at his Pulivendula home in March 2019
