The Mailardevpally police on Wednesday claimed to have solved the mystery behind the killing of a watchman at Katedan a month ago with the arrest of one Anooj Kumar Chowdary, a private employee.
The victim Bhasker (25) worked as a watchman at an under-construction building in Kattedan. On April 4, Bhasker and his friend P Shanker (48) came to Anooj to settle a dispute over Rs. 800. Bhasker and Anooj had sold some scrap for Rs. 800. However, Anooj did not pay Bhasker’s share, leading to the dispute, the police said.
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Bhaskar and Shanker met Anooj near Payal Food Company in Katedan and demanded their share. “An argument ensued between them after which Anooj attacked both with a stick resulting in grievous injuries to Bhaskar. Anooj pushed Bhasker into a dump yard that was set on fire by some persons. The watchman sustained burns and died while Shanker managed to escape,” Inspector Mailardevpally, S Venkat Reddy said.
The police who found the body the next day registered a case of suspicious death and launched an investigation. In the course of investigation, the police altered it to Section 302 of IPC and arrested the accused.
The victim,
25-year-old Bhasker, was murdered at Kattedan on April 4