A 26-year-old youth, Mohammed Shabaz from Bacharam village in Papannapet mandal, is feared drowned after being swept away by the flooded Manjeera River near Rama Theertham Bridge on Sunday.
SC/ST Commission Chairman Bakki Venkataiah has urged the Medak police to register SC/ST Atrocity Act cases against the assailants apart from the murder case.
The police nabbed the accused from the town bus station within 24 hours of the attack, they said, adding that they seized a cell phone and shirt which had blood stains on it
Recent crackdowns in erstwhile Medak district revealed a widespread ganja network, from wholesalers to retailers targeting students and industrial workers, despite police efforts.
The DGP, who ordered the enquiry under the supervision of IG S Chandrashekhar Reddy, also directed Inspector, SI, and two constables of Medak Town Police station, to report to the IG's Office immediately.