RTI Activist Found Dead In Telangana Lake, 3 Arrested For Murder: Cops
NDTV
The killing of 70-year-old Nalla Ramakrishnaiah came to light on Sunday when his body was found in a water-filled quarry, three days after he went missing.
A Right to Information (RTI) activist was killed in Telangana's Jangaon district in an apparent fallout of a land issue and three persons have been arrested for allegedly kidnapping and killing the retired Mandal Parishad Development Officer (MPDO), police said on Monday.
The killing of 70-year-old Nalla Ramakrishnaiah came to light on Sunday when his body was found in a water-filled quarry, three days after he went missing, they said. The victim's son had earlier filed a missing complaint.
G Anjaiah, the prime accused had a dispute with Mr Ramakrishnaiah and nursed a grudge over the latter complaining against him to government officials over a land issue, police said. He allegedly hired a contract killing gang to eliminate Ramakrishnaiah, a police official said.
The gang allegedly kidnapped Mr Ramakrishnaiah on June 15 at Pochannapeta. They "strangled" him to death using a towel and dumped the body in a quarry pond, police said.
