BRS Leader Found Murdered In Suryapet Canal
The incident occurred despite a police picket in Yerkaram, which has witnessed clashes in the past, including the killing of Congress leader Vadde Yellaiah three years ago: Reports
NALGONDA: BRS leader Chinthapati Madhu, 42, was found murdered, with his body cut into three pieces and packed in a gunny bag, in the SRSP canal at Yerkaram village in Suryapet district in the early hours of Saturday.
Madhu, husband of former sarpanch Chinthapati Mounika, had been missing since 9 pm on Friday. Police said unidentified persons allegedly killed him and disposed of the body in the canal.
He was accused in two murder cases and was a witness in the murder case of Onteddu Venkanna reported at Yerkaram on February 15, 2020. His statement in the case was reportedly to be recorded in court.
The incident occurred despite a police picket in Yerkaram, which has witnessed clashes in the past, including the killing of Congress leader Vadde Yellaiah three years ago. Madhu had shifted to Suryapet with his family following threats to his life.
Mounika said her husband did not respond to calls from 9 pm on Friday and she initially assumed he was occupied. When he did not return home by 11 pm, she lodged a complaint with Suryapet rural police around midnight.
Police said the gunny bag containing the body was found in the canal at Yerkaram on Saturday morning. The body was shifted to the Government General Hospital, Suryapet, for post-mortem.
Superintendent of police K. Narsimha said a case had been registered and an investigation launched. “We are investigating the case into all angles,” he said.