Body found floating in temple tank in Chevella, murder suspected

A man’s body was found floating in a temple tank in Chevella on Friday, triggering panic among devotees. Police suspect murder, saying the victim was attacked with a stick and the body dumped to conceal the crime. Identity is yet to be established.

Hyderabad: Devotees visiting a temple in Chevella were in for a shock on spotting a man’s body floating in the temple tank on Friday. Police suspect it to be a murder.

According to the police, locals alerted authorities after noticing the body in the pushkarini in the temple. Preliminary investigations indicate that unidentified persons attacked the victim on the head with a stick on Thursday night and later threw the body into the water in an apparent attempt to conceal the crime.

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A wooden stick, clothes were recovered from the crime spot. The identity of the victim was to be established. Police have registered a case and took up investigation.