A serial killer in Andhra Pradesh kills 10 people in 20 months using Cyanide

The police in Andhra Pradesh's Eluru town is seeking the custody of the man accused of killing 10 persons with cyanide laced 'prasadam' during the last 20 months.West Godavari Superintendent of Police Navdeep Singh Grawel told IANS on Wednesday that they have applied for police remand of Vellanki Simhadri, alias Siva, for further interrogation.The police hope to gather more evidence of the shocking case during the questioning of the accused.The horror came to light on Tuesday after the police announced the arrest of 38-year-old Siva, who used the same modus operandi to commit the crime as was used by Kerala's Jolly Joseph, the woman who was recently arrested for killing six relatives over 14 years using cyanide.