The Wyra sub-division police on Saturday conducted an inquiry at a house believed to be owned by a close relative of slain gangster Nayeemuddin alias Nayeem at Gandhinagar Colony in Chintakani mandal.
The slain gangster was believed to have bought the house from the family of a freedom fighter for Rs. 3.25 lakh in the name of his close relative in 2011 and got the old house renovated subsequently, sources said.
Sources said that Nayeem, who earned notoriety for nefarious activities including “large-scale land grabbing, extortion and murders” in and around Hyderabad, reportedly purchased the four-room house due to its strategic location in a serene place abutting the Khammam-Vijayawada main road.
He reportedly purchased the house situated about 10 km from Khammam to use it as a den to elude the police dragnet and continue his criminal activities.
According to some local residents, a close relative of Nayeem allegedly paid Rs. 3.25 lakh to the original owner of the house and carried out the sale transaction on behalf of the gangster.
When contacted, Wyra DSP B. Ram Reddy said the matter would be referred to the Special Investigation Team probing the cases involving Nayeem’s gang for ascertaining the facts.
