ASR Sai Defence Academy Director Avula Subba Rao who has been taken into custody by Andhra Pradesh police in connection with the arson in Secunderabad railway station, hails from Cumbum in Prakasam district.
''Though Subba Rao hails from Cumbum he does not live here. He has settled in Narasraopet'', Prakasam Superintendent of Police Malika Garg said when contacted by The Hindu.
A large number of youth from Markapur division in Prakasam district prepare for jobs in the armed forces by joining his academy run in Narasraopet in Palnadu district, according to police sources here.
