Brother of MLA Vemula Veeresham detained with gun

Hyderabad: Nakirekal MLA Vemula Veeresham’s younger brother Vemula Ramachandraiah and three others were detained by Siddipet police for possessing firearms. However, the police did not confirm their arrest. Sources said the police arrested a person two days ago and recovered a firearm from him. He said that he was part of a gang spread around in Hyderabad and Nalgonda districts and that Ramachandraiah was also a part of it. Based on clues given by the suspect, Siddipet police detained Ramachandraiah on Sunday from Shaligouraram in Nalgonda and two more persons from Tarnaka in Hyderabad and recovered country firearms from them.

Sources said they are being questioned at an undisclosed location about their alleged links with a banned Maoist group and slain gangster Nayeem. Senior police officials said they are working on the case and details will be revealed soon. Meanwhile, former Nakirekal MLA, Chirumarthi Lingaiah alleged that Ramachandraiah had firearms since a long time and he faced a threat to his life from him. He asked the police to thoroughly investigate the racket and arrest everyone who had connections to them.