Archive · 24 Jan 2026
Serial Killer Sentenced for Cyanide Murders
A man named Vellanki Simhadri was sentenced to life in prison for killing 10 people.
He tricked them by offering to double their money and gold.
He gave them food with poison in it, saying it was a special religious offering.
Another man, Shaik Ameenulla Babu, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for giving Simhadri the poison.
The police found out what happened and the court punished both men.
The victims were from different backgrounds, and Simhadri used different stories to trick them.
The police set up a special team to make sure the case was handled properly.
Vellanki Simhadri was sentenced to life imprisonment for 10 cyanide-induced murders.
Shaik Ameenulla Babu received a 10-year sentence for supplying the cyanide.
Simhadri posed as a real estate agent and promised high returns to his victims.
He used cyanide-laced prasadam to kill his victims, stealing their money and gold.
The case was investigated by the 3-town police of Eluru and tried in a special court.
- Who
- Vellanki Simhadri alias Siva and Shaik Ameenulla Babu alias Babu
- What
- Serial murders using cyanide-laced prasadam
- When
- Case created sensation in 2019, trial concluded recently
- Where
- Eluru, Andhra Pradesh
- Why
- Simhadri was addicted to a lavish lifestyle and resorted to illegal means to earn money
- Accused
- Vellanki Simhadri alias Siva
- Co-Accused
- Shaik Ameenulla Babu alias Babu
- Victims
- 10
- Location
- Eluru, Andhra Pradesh
- Sentence
- Life imprisonment for Simhadri, 10 years for Babu
- Modus Operandi
- Cyanide-laced prasadam
- Fine
- ₹6,000 for Simhadri, ₹2,000 for Babu
