Amaravati, March 9 – Andhra Pradesh Police continued questioning Bihar's Inspector General of Police, Sunil Kumar Naik, for the fifth day on Monday in connection with the alleged custodial torture of former Member of Parliament, K. Raghurama Krishna Raju.
The IPS officer, hailing from Bihar, appeared before the police at the CID regional office, where the police team reportedly recreated the scene. Subsequently, he was taken to the Central Crime Station in Guntur for questioning.
Naik was being questioned by a police team led by Superintendent of Police A. R. Damodar of Vizianagaram, who is the investigating officer in the case. He has been appearing before the police every day since March 5, as per the direction of the Andhra Pradesh High Court.
The IPS officer is being questioned from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. He was reportedly questioned based on the statement of Raghurama Krishna Raju, who was allegedly tortured while in custody during the tenure of the YSR Congress Party government.
On Raju's complaint, the Guntur Police had last year booked former Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy and three IPS officers, including Naik.
Raju, then a rebel MP of YSRCP, was arrested in 2021 for allegedly making derogatory remarks against then Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy.
Naik was on deputation in Andhra Pradesh and was serving as Deputy Inspector General in the Crime Investigation Department (CID).
The IPS officer is currently serving as the Director of Bihar State Fire Services, while Raju is the Deputy Speaker of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly.
Andhra Pradesh Police had arrested Naik in Patna on February 23 as he was not appearing for questioning despite notices issued to him. However, a Patna court rejected the police plea for his transit warrant.
Following this, the police approached a court in Guntur, which issued an arrest warrant on February 26.
The IPS officer had also moved the High Court for anticipatory bail. While granting interim protection, the High Court had directed him to appear before the investigating officer.