Who was he?–

A male that had actually relocated a court versus previous Telangana Chief Minister and BRS principal K Chandrasekhar Rao and others, charging them of corruption in the Kaleshwaram job, was discovered killed in Jayashankar Bhupalpally community of Telangana on Wednesday evening, cops claimed.

While the cops have actually dismissed any kind of political angle to the case, the murder has actually set off a political row with the member of the family of the departed and the judgment Congress in the state implicating the
Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) over the murder.

Here’s all we understand regarding it.

The murder

Nagavelli Rajalingamurthy was stabbed to fatality by 2 unknown individuals when he was taking place a bike in Jayashankar Bhupalpally community around 7.30 pm on Wednesday (February 19).

The charged, that began 2 bikes, struck the 50-year-old’s head with an iron pole and later on stabbed him to fatality.

He passed away while being changed to a medical facility, a cops authorities claimed.

An instance was signed up versus 5 individuals based upon the issue by Rajalingamurthy’s spouse, N Sarala, a previous BRS councillor of Bhupalpally Municipality.

In the issue, she claimed the charged individuals eliminated her other half over a land conflict.

However, later on she and the member of the family of the deceased affirmed that some leaders related to the BRS was accountable for Rajalingamurthy’s fatality. Following the case, they likewise opposed late on Wednesday evening.

Bhupalpally Superintendent of Police Kiran Kare claimed, according to Deccan Chronicle, “We have identified some suspects based on CCTV footage and collected circumstantial evidence. Special teams have been deployed, and investigations are ongoing.”

The situation versus KCR

Notably, Rajalingamurthy was stabbed a day prior to HC was set up to listen to KCR’s application testing the situation submitted by him.

Rajalingamurthy had earlier submitted an exclusive issue in October 2023 in a court looking for enrollment of an FIR versus
KCR, previous Irrigation Minister T Harish Rao, and others for the sinking of some columns of the Medigadda battery that becomes part of the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation job.

He affirmed that crores of public cash were abused in the job.

When the cops declined to sign up an FIR, he came close to a regional court and submitted an exclusive issue.

KCR, in addition to his nephew and previous priest T Harish Rao, consequently came close to the Telangana High Court, which in December in 2014 put on hold an order gone by the primary area sessions court in Jayashankar Bhupalpally, permitting a request versus them.

An query payment created by the existing Congress federal government on the claimed abnormalities is anticipated to send its record next month.

The affirmed hazards

Days prior to his murder, Rajalingamurthy was supposedly intimidated and assured Rs 10 lakh to solve the situation, according to his household.

His spouse, N Sarala, likewise asserted that the assault was performed by the advocates of Gandra Venkataramana Reddy, a previous BRS MLA that is close to KCR’s boy and the event’s functioning head of state, KT Rama Rao.

“KTR’s follower is Venkatramana Reddy. His follower is Haribabu. He got this done (murder). Around 10 days ago, my husband was threatened and offered Rs 10 lakh to withdraw the complaint in the corruption case against KCR,” she informed the press reporters, according to Deccan Chronicle

“Reddy got my husband killed in the middle of the road because he filed a case in the Kaleshwaram case, fearing they may lose. I want justice. What will happen to my two children?” she included.

Murthy’s child Nithya Nagavelli, a BPharmacy trainee, likewise believed the participation of Venkatramana Reddy and BRS leaders.

“My father was fighting against the illegal activities of BRS leaders in the district, and they held a grudge against him,” she claimed.

The household prompted Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy to action in and make sure justice.

“My father is gone, but we seek justice and protection from BRS leaders,” Nithya included.

Political slugfest

Telangana Roads and Buildings Minister Komatireddy Venkat Reddy affirmed that BRS had “encouraging murder politics” throughout its ten-year guideline throughout a press conference on Thursday.

Condemning the murder, the priest asserted the target was killed as he doubted BRS “loot” in the Kaleshwaram job. It is Rajalingamurthy’s member of the family that are claiming the BRS leaders, consisting of the previous MLA Gandra Venkataramana Reddy, lag the murder, he asserted.

AICC participant Kota Neelima required a judicial query to reveal the scenarios bordering the murder, explaining it as the “mysterious killing” of a whistleblower that had actually subjected “irregularities” in the Kaleshwaram job.

Neelima composed on X, “Brutal and mysterious murder of a whistleblower who brought to light irregularities in the Rs 1.2 lakh crore Kaleshwaram project. Rajalingamurthy complained against the the then CM #KCR and then Irrigation Minister Harish Rao. I demand a Judicial Probe to reveal the circumstances of this murder and to expose the real culprits. @revanth_anumula @TelanganaCMO @MNatarajanINC @Bmaheshgoud6666.”

Reacting to the claims, Venkataramana Reddy claimed the Congress event is levelling fees versus him without understanding the realities which the murder was because of a regional land conflict according to the FIR.

He additionally claimed it was unfavorable that the ruling event is attempting to connect the murder with BRS event, KCR, and MLA T Harish Rao.

The BRS leader additionally affirmed that the spouse of the deceased has actually been levelling claims versus him under stress from some individuals. He included that he awaited a probe by any kind of firm, consisting of the CBI.

Additionally, the BRS rejected that its event authorities had anything to do with the murder. It specified that KTR and Reddy were not recognized in Sarala’s issue or the FIR.

Police declaration

In action to the claims, an elderly cops authorities on Thursday informed PTI that they are penetrating the situation from all angles.

Asked if they believe a political angle behind the murder, the authorities claimed that based upon the examination thus far those that are believed to have actually dedicated the murder relate to the land conflict concern; nonetheless, they are likewise confirming the claims made by the member of the family.

“We are investigating the case. We have got few clues. We are probing all angles,” the authorities claimed.

With inputs from companies