Archive · 20 Sep 2026
Police Arrest Gandham Vaishnavi's Brother In Revenge Murder
Police arrested Gandham Santosh after a man named Chittari Hari Babu was killed in Nizamabad.
Police say Santosh was the brother of Gandham Vaishnavi, who had earlier been murdered.
They believe Santosh wanted revenge for Vaishnavi’s death.
Investigators say he attacked Hari Babu with a knife near a food stall.
Santosh allegedly escaped in a white car with relatives.
Police found him near Nizamabad Bypass road.
He was reportedly trying to travel to Visakhapatnam.
A court sent him to judicial custody for 14 days, while police searched for other suspects.
Police arrested Gandham Santosh over the September 17 murder of Chittari Hari Babu in Nizamabad.
Police allege Santosh killed Hari Babu in revenge for the March 17 murder of YouTuber Gandham Vaishnavi.
Investigators said Santosh attacked Hari Babu with a knife near a pani puri stall and fled.
Police used technical evidence and CCTV footage to identify and trace Santosh near Nizamabad Bypass road.
Santosh was sent to 14 days of judicial remand while police continued searching for other accused people.
- Who
- Police arrested Gandham Santosh, the brother of murdered YouTuber Gandham Vaishnavi, in connection with the killing of Chittari Hari Babu.
- What
- Santosh was arrested over the alleged knife murder of Hari Babu, Vaishnavi’s husband.
- When
- The murder was reported on September 17; Santosh was traced and arrested within a couple of days, according to the report.
- Where
- The killing occurred near Giriraj Complex in Nizamabad, and Santosh was traced near Nizamabad Bypass road.
- Why
- Police allege the killing was motivated by revenge for the March 17 murder of Gandham Vaishnavi.
- Arrested
- Gandham Santosh
- Victim
- Chittari Hari Babu
- Murder location
- Near Giriraj Complex, Nizamabad
- Reported motive
- Revenge for the murder of Gandham Vaishnavi
- Evidence cited
- Technical evidence and CCTV footage
- Judicial custody
- 14 days
- Police investigation
- Special teams were searching for other accused people