Nizamabad: A-30-year-old man was beaten to death at Borgam (P) village in Nizamabad mandal on Tuesday as he attempted to rape a neighbour. The deceased, Eega Srinivas Reddy, 30, belongs to the same village.
According to sources, Srinivas Reddy came to his residence drunk on Monday midnight when his wife Savithri and son were in deep sleep. Reportedly, he attempted to rape a neighbourhood wom-an, who along with her mother in-law was sleeping outside their home. The victim raised an alarm and women and other villagers beat him up.
Meanwhile, the victim's brother-in-law Ravi and his friends rushed to Borgam (P) village and indiscriminately beat up Srinivas Reddy for the rape attempt. He was first shifted to the gram panchayat office and later handed over to IV town police station. The severely injured Srinivas Reddy was shifted to the government general hospital, and he died on Tuesday while undergoing treatment.
Nizamabad ACP D. Anand Kumar, town CI A. Subhashchan-dra Bose and IV SI P. Madhu visited the scene of the offence on Tuesday.
Police has taken into custody six youths including Ravi for beating up Srinivas Reddy. Police registered a case and investigations are on.
