Eight persons were arrested on Saturday in connection with the murder of Kanchipalli Srinivas (37), whose dead body was found in Godavari river in Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema district last month. The apparent reason for the murder is suspected to be an audio, in which the deceased abused the prime accused, G. Shanmukeswara Rao. The accused resorted to eliminate Srinivas to take revenge for circulating the audio.In a press conference held here on Saturday, Superintendent of Police (SP) Rahul Meena said; “Shanmukha Rao deployed Saladi Rambabu and B.N. Naga Prasad to execute his plan to eliminate Srinivas, whom they hacked to death before throwing the dead body into river Godavari on October 25”.The other five accused were identified as A. Sankar Bangaru, K. Naresh, Y. Lingaiah Naidu, M.V.S. Srinivas and M.S.G. Manikyala Rao. The police registered a case and the investigation is on.Published - November 08, 2025 08:22 pm IST