Archive · 25 Aug 2026
Rifle Coach Booked in Nookaraju Family Suicide Case
Police are investigating the deaths of engineer T. Nookaraju and his family.
The family reportedly entered the Godavari River.
Police found separate notes written by Nookaraju and his daughter Soujanya.
The notes reportedly said that Sadiq Khan had harassed them.
Khan, a rifle shooting coach, was arrested after police searched across five states.
Police say he travelled through several places while trying to avoid arrest.
A court sent him to jail for 14 days.
Police want to question him further, while continuing to verify the allegations.
Police booked rifle shooting coach Sadiq Khan on murder and alleged forced-conversion charges in the Nookaraju family case.
Separate suicide notes by engineer T. Nookaraju and his daughter Soujanya reportedly blamed harassment allegedly caused by Khan.
Khan was traced while travelling from Delhi toward Meerut after searches across five states and was brought to Kakinada on a transit warrant.
Police said Khan allegedly moved through Wadi, Solapur, Delhi and Meerut and stayed with friends after the family entered the Godavari.
A Kakinada court remanded Khan to 14 days in judicial custody; police plan to seek seven days of custody for questioning.
- Who
- Panchayat raj assistant executive engineer T. Nookaraju, his family, and rifle shooting coach Sadiq Khan are central to the case.
- What
- Police booked Khan on murder and alleged attempted forced-conversion charges in connection with the family’s alleged mass suicide.
- When
- Khan was arrested before Monday’s media briefing; the Kakinada court later remanded him for 14 days.
- Where
- The incident involved the Godavari, the investigation was led from Kakinada, and Khan was traced near Meerut in Uttar Pradesh.
- Why
- Police said suicide notes attributed the family’s decision to harassment allegedly caused by Khan; those allegations remain under investigation.
- Accused
- Sadiq Khan, a rifle shooting coach
- Victims
- Panchayat raj assistant executive engineer T. Nookaraju and his family
- Evidence cited
- Separate suicide notes reportedly written by Nookaraju and his daughter Soujanya
- Search operation
- Ten teams searched across five states
- Arrest location
- Khan was traced while travelling from Delhi toward Meerut in Uttar Pradesh
- Court action
- A Kakinada court remanded Khan to 14 days in judicial custody
- Planned police action
- Sarapavaram police said they would seek seven days of custody for questioning