Nizamabad Police Arrest Man for Killing YouTuber Brother-in-Law
Telangana police arrested Gandam Santosh in Nizamabad for the knife murder of his brother-in-law, YouTuber Chittari Haribabu, who was out on bail in his wife's killing.
A man accused of stabbing his brother-in-law to death in Telangana's Nizamabad district has been arrested, police said. The accused, Gandam Santosh, allegedly attacked Chittari Haribabu, a YouTuber, on a road on Thursday evening. Haribabu, 26, died of his injuries.
Nizamabad Police Commissioner P Sai Chaitanya said Santosh was apprehended while trying to reach the railway station to flee to Visakhapatnam. CCTV footage, technical evidence and local intelligence helped the police track him down, he added.
The weapon and the car used in the crime were seized, along with two more knives and sticks recovered from the vehicle, the commissioner said.
According to the police, Haribabu was arrested and jailed in March in connection with the murder of his wife, C Vaishnavi. Investigators had then alleged that he strangled her and stabbed her in the face. He was later released on bail.
After his release, Haribabu reportedly stayed away from his hometown and came to Nizamabad to meet his mother. He had also been earning a living by selling corn, the police said.
CCTV cameras captured the attack, according to the police. Santosh later released a video claiming that he killed Haribabu to avenge his sister's death.
"Preliminary investigation indicates the involvement of four persons. Further investigation will establish whether anyone else assisted them," Chaitanya said.