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EPISODE · Mar 7, 2026 · 11 MIN

A teen was murdered. How did no one get convicted? | LME 120 | Pooja Prasanna

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In December 2007, 17-year-old Ayesha Meera was found murdered in a hostel bathroom near Vijayawada. The brutal crime shocked Andhra Pradesh.Police arrested Pidathala Satyam Babu, who was later convicted and sentenced to life. But years later, the Andhra Pradesh High Court criticised the investigation, acquitted him, and ordered a reinvestigation.The case was handed to the CBI in 2018. Investigators revisited evidence and even exhumed Ayesha’s body more than a decade after her death.But in 2026, the court accepted the CBI’s closure report, saying there was no evidence to prosecute anyone. Nearly two decades later, the case has no accused.In this episode of Let Me Explain, Pooja Prasanna breaks down how a case that once had a life sentence ended with no one to prosecute.For suggestions and feedbacks, write to [email protected]‎Follow the Let Me Explain channel on WhatsApp: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VbDIedz2phHLQZTyNj1WLike Pooja’s LME? Support the show: https://rzp.io/rzp/support-lmeIf you are watching from abroad, click this link: https://buy.stripe.com/28o01q9md0OPdtm8wRBecome a TNM subscriber- https://www.thenewsminute.com/subscriptionProduced by Megha Mukundan, Script by Pooja Prasanna, Camera by Ajay R, Edit by Nikhil Sekhar ET Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In December 2007, 17-year-old Ayesha Meera was found murdered in a hostel bathroom near Vijayawada. The brutal crime shocked Andhra Pradesh.Police arrested Pidathala Satyam Babu, who was later convicted and sentenced to life. But years later, the Andhra Pradesh High Court criticised the investigation, acquitted him, and ordered a reinvestigation.The case was handed to the CBI in 2018. Investigators revisited evidence and even exhumed Ayesha’s body more than a decade after her death.But in 2026, the court accepted the CBI’s closure report, saying there was no evidence to prosecute anyone. Nearly two decades later, the case has no accused.In this episode of Let Me Explain, Pooja Prasanna breaks down how a case that once had a life sentence ended with no one to prosecute.For suggestions and feedbacks, write to [email protected]‎Follow the Let Me Explain channel on WhatsApp: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VbDIedz2phHLQZTyNj1WLike Pooja’s LME? Support the show: https://rzp.io/rzp/support-lmeIf you are watching from abroad, click this link: https://buy.stripe.com/28o01q9md0OPdtm8wRBecome a TNM subscriber- https://www.thenewsminute.com/subscriptionProduced by Megha Mukundan, Script by Pooja Prasanna, Camera by Ajay R, Edit by Nikhil Sekhar ET Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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