The Future City Police in Hyderabad announced a Rs 2 lakh reward for information leading to the arrest of P. Rajkumar, accused of murdering six people in Shabad Mandal, Ranga Reddy district. Rajkumar has been absconding since Friday night, and police have launched intensive search operations.
BRS leaders, including former ministers and MLAs, were detained by police in Chevella and surrounding areas while attempting to meet families of six murder victims in Shabad. Heavy security was deployed as tensions rose between party workers and police during the protests demanding justice.
Former minister T Harish Rao blamed the Congress government and police for failing to prevent the Shabad multiple murders, alleging negligence in handling a prior POCSO case against accused B Raj Kumar. He demanded Chief Minister Revanth Reddy’s resignation, compensation for the lone survivor, and immediate arrest of the accused.
Relatives of victims in the Shabad murder case accused police of negligence, claiming repeated complaints and appeals for protection were ignored and it emboldened the suspect Rajkumar to commit the brutal killings.
