Police examining various clues in YSR Cong leader's murder

Police were probing in addition to the political angle, if a possible business rivalry could have led to the murder of former minister Y S Vivekananda Reddy, as the SIT commenced its investigation to unravel the mystery behind the incident, police sources said Saturday.

"There has been a running dispute for the past few months over a mining business in SPS Nellore district.

Vivekananda was said to be supporting one side in the dispute. Whether this could have caused the murder is not clear yet, but we are probing it as well," the police officer, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said.

Also, a possible rift within the family is another angle on which the probe is focused on, according to police sources.

Police have picked up Yerra Gangi Reddy, a follower of Vivekananda,for questioning in relation to the mining dispute.

The former ministers household staff, including his driver and cook, were also being questioned for possible clues in the case, police sources ...