Tractor owner killed in tiff in Mancherial

The tragic event unfolded during a dispute over the transportation charges for moving bricks.

Mancherial: A tractor owner died on the spot when another tractor owner hit him on the head with a stick following a tiff over the charge for transporting bricks in Bellampalli on Monday.

Bellampalli Inspector N Devaiah said that Gajaveni Sridhar (44) was hit on the head by Mohinuddin with a stick after a heated argument over the rate for ferrying bricks.

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Sridhar from Hanumanbasti and Mohinuddin of Ramnagar had clashed with each other over the price at Padmashali Bhavan in the town.

Sridhar was collecting a price which was around Rs 1,000 lower than that fixed by Mohinuddin. They wanted to sort out the issue by discussing. In a fit of rage, Mohinuddin attacked Sridhar, killing him on the spot.

Based on a complaint received from family members of Sridhar, a murder case was registered against Mohinuddin and investigations were taken up.