Hyderabad: 2 men detained for killing man after tiff near wine shop

Police said identified the prime suspect as Giri. However, cops are yet to officially announce the arrest.

Update: 2018-05-05 20:46 GMT
After consuming alcohol, an argument broke between the two, following which Giri stabbed Chaitanya with a knife in his stomach. (Representational Image)

Hyderabad: The Vanasthalipuram police on Saturday detained two persons involved in a brutal murder at Panama crossroad two days ago. The suspects had killed Krishna Chaitanya and dumped his body in a plastic drum on Thursday evening.

Police said identified the prime suspect as Giri. However, cops are yet to officially announce the arrest. 

Giri had come to a wine shop located at Panama crossroad along with Chaitanya. After consuming alcohol, an argument broke between the two, following which Giri stabbed Chaitanya with a knife in his stomach. Later, he also struck him with a crowbar. Chaitanya died on the spot. Another suspect detained by the police had helped Giri in the offence. 

After killing him, the duo found an empty drum near the wine shop and dumped the body in it and fled from the spot. Based on CCTV footage and other clues, police detained the two. On inquiry, they admitted to killing Chaitanya after an argument they had in an inebriated condition. 

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