Realtor held for cousin’s murder
The Hindu
Accused had differences with victim over commission in land dealings
A 44-year-old realtor was arrested by the Hyderabad city police on Wednesday for allegedly killing his cousin with a country-made firearm.
The accused, Thota Narender Reddy from Vasavi Nagar in Old Alwal, was apprehended by the sleuths of Commissioner’s Task Force, North Zone Team of inspector K Nageswar Rao, Commissioner of Police Anjani Kumar said.
He said that Narender Reddy killed his cousin Thota Vijay Bhaskar Reddy (48), a realtor from Srinivas Nagar Colony, Alwal, for loss of commission in land deals. Police recovered two country-made pistols, three live rounds, three empty shells, ₹ 7.20 lakh in cash and a cash bag from the possession of the accused.
The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.