In Sujathanagar of Pendurthi in Vizag city, an elderly woman was killed by a volunteer for gold. Kotagiri Srinivas, a resident of Sujathanagar, is the son of the deceased woman. According to him, the volunteer, Rayavarapu Venkatesh murdered his mother before 12:30 AM on Sunday night, as he had found his mother dead in his house when he had returned home at that time.
He immediately called the police, informing them that her gold chain was missing around her neck. An investigation was launched by the police after reaching the house, which is when they found the CCTV footage of Venkatesh coming and going from the house.
Venkatesh has been taken into custody by the police and is currently being interrogated. It is being expected that the volunteer could have smothered the woman with a pillow and then murdered her, to steal her gold chain.