Two lynched by family of sexual assault victim in Telangana
As per the police, the deceased Narra Srinivas alias Srinu (30) was invited for a compromise by the tribal girl's family at night and then was hacked to death.
In Short
- The deceased Narra Srinivas was invited for a compromise by the tribal girl's family and then was hacked to death.
- Srinu along with his friend reached for the compromise, but both drunken youths with a past criminal history started threatening the girl's family.
- A total of eight members, who claimed to have committed the murders, surrendered before the police.
Tension prevailed in Kamalapur village of Mangapet mandal in Jayashankar Bhupalpally district of Telangana when two youths were hacked to death by the family of a girl who was allegedly sexually assaulted by one of the victims.
As per the police, the deceased Narra Srinivas alias Srinu (30) was invited for a compromise by the tribal girl's family at night after lodging a rape complaint against him in the morning on Saturday.
Srinu along with his friend Jarsula Kalyan alias Kittu (22) reached for the compromise meeting, but both drunken youths with a past criminal history started threatening the girl's family.
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"At around midnight, the woman's family members poured chili powder on both the youths and hacked them with axes in the house," said a police officer.
A total of eight members, who claimed to have committed the murders, surrendered before the police immediately.
The police said Srinu was already involved in some criminal cases and a rowdy-sheet was open against him.
Meanwhile, the family members of the deceased attacked the houses of a local politician Shyamlal alleging his role in the murder.
The family of one of the deceased claimed that the woman was in an affair with Srinu and the case was filed only to extract money from him.
The situation in the village is tense and a large number of police force has been deployed in the village and senior police officials are maintaining a close eye on the situation.