Two friends of Harihara Krishna, the main suspect in the murder of engineering student Naveen on the outskirts of Hyderabad, have been arrested for concealing the murder. Prabhaliti Hassain and Niharika Reddy were named as A2 and A 3 respectively. According to Rachakonda Commissioner of Police DS Chauhan, Hassain helped Krishna dispose of Naveen's body parts, while Niharika provided him with money for expenses after he informed her about the murder he had committed. Both suspects have been remanded to judicial custody. The police revealed that after strangulating Naveen to death on February 17, Krishna chopped off the victim's body parts and sought Hassain's help in disposing of them. The duo then collected the body parts and threw them on the outskirts of Manneguda. Hassain later provided shelter to the accused. Krishna remained in contact with Niharika and even collected Rs 1,500 from her for his expenses before surrendering to the police. On February 20, the suspect and Niharika visited