5 Held for Revenge Killing of BRS Leader
The SP said the Preventive Detention Act would be invoked against the accused
Nalgonda: Five persons were arrested on Monday for allegedly murdering BRS leader Chintalapati Madhu at Tallagadda in Suryapet district to avenge the 2007 killing of former Yerkaram sarpanch Midde Ravinder, police said.
The arrested were identified as Midde Jeevan, 27, Midde Anand, 24, both residents of Yerkaram, Chinta Saidulu, 45, and Medari Prasad, 34, natives of Ramannagudem, and Kakkireni Bharath Chand, 21, a resident of Tallagadda in Suryapet. Another accused, Mulkalapalli Bhavani, is absconding.
Addressing a media conference at the District Police Office in Suryapet, superintendent of police K. Narsimha said five special teams were formed and the accused were arrested within 24 hours of the murder. Police seized a car and knife allegedly used in the crime.
Police said the murder stemmed from a long-standing personal rivalry. Madhu was the prime accused in the 2007 murder of former Yerkaram sarpanch Midde Ravinder. Seeking revenge for his father’s killing, Jeevan allegedly hatched a plan to murder Madhu with the help of his associates.
The accused were arrested at a T-junction on Khammam Road on the outskirts of Suryapet.
During interrogation, Jeevan allegedly confessed to killing Madhu to avenge his father’s murder. Police said he had made two earlier attempts to kill Madhu, but failed.
According to police, Jeevan rented a house for Saidulu in the Tallagadda area and bore his living expenses. He allegedly informed Bhavani, wife of Saidulu, about the murder plan and promised her ₹3 lakh to cooperate.
Saidulu and Prasad allegedly befriended Madhu and lured him to the rented house on the pretext of a liquor party. When Madhu was intoxicated, Jeevan and Prasad allegedly entered the house and attacked him with a knife. Police said Prasad caught hold of Madhu while Jeevan and Saidulu stabbed him. Bharath Chand allegedly assisted Jeevan in executing the murder plan.
Police said Jeevan, Anand, Saidulu and Prasad were involved in several criminal cases earlier.
The SP said the Preventive Detention Act would be invoked against the accused.