Aged couple brutally murdered in Peddapalli

Peddapalli: A couple was brutally murdered by unknown persons in Challapalli near Puttapaka of Manthani mandal. Though the exact reason is not yet known, land dispute was suspected to be the reason for the double murder. According to police, Kotha Sambaiah (60) and his wife Laxmi (55) were found dead with severe injuries at their […]

Peddapalli: A couple was brutally murdered by unknown persons in Challapalli near Puttapaka of Manthani mandal. Though the exact reason is not yet known, land dispute was suspected to be the reason for the double murder. According to police, Kotha Sambaiah (60) and his wife Laxmi (55) were found dead with severe injuries at their home on Wednesday morning.

While the couple was sleeping in their house premises, unknown persons attacked them with knives and rods. They died with severe head injuries. While the body of Sambaiah was found in the bed outside the home, Laxmi’s body was found at the door. Knowing about the incident, Manthani CI Sathish, SI Chandra Kumar visited the spot and enquired about the incident.

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Son of the deceased, Kotha Ravi, in his complaint, suspected the role of his elder brother Kotha Yadagiri, his daughter Eesampelli Vanaja, her husband Venkatiah and their son Vinay and another relative Anumula Satyanarayana behind the murder since the family has a dispute over land with them.

The incident occurred when he went to his elder sister’s home in Hyderabad, he said. Based on the complaint lodged by Ravi, police registered the case and launched a manhunt for the accused.

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