Maoists struck in Visakhapatnam district after a gap of three years on Monday, firing at a private jeep and injuring six tribals and gunning down the vice chairperson of the Zilla Parishad.
U. Somalingam was shot dead at his house in Choudupalle, about 120 km from here, late on Monday evening. Reports said three Maoists came to his house and shot him from close range. His relatives rushed him to Chintapalle hospital, about 3 km from the village, but he died on the way.
Somalingam was elected in the place of Kimudu Ravi Shankar who was also shot dead by Maoists on May 28, 2007. Shankar was shot dead in the presence of hundreds of people during the Modakondamma jatara, a local festival.
The Maoists had alleged that both Somalingam and Shankar were supporting the mining of bauxite in the Agency area. Recently, the Maoists had issued a threat to all Congress leaders supporting mining activities.
Earlier in the day, Maoists opened fire at a jeep carrying tribals while they were returning from a weekly shandy (market) at RV Nagar of Chintapalle mandal on Monday, about 80 km from here. The Maoists had laid at least three landmines on the road.
Six persons, including three women, sustained bullet injuries in the attack and the condition of two of them is stated to be critical.
Showing posts with label dead. Show all posts
Showing posts with label dead. Show all posts
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Abducted girl’s father dead
In yet another tragic turn to the kidnap drama, Palagani Prabhakar Rao, whose 10-year-old daughter Naga Vaishnavi was abducted and murdered by his close relatives, died of heart attack on Tuesday morning at Help Hospital.
Mr. Rao went into a state of shock on Monday evening as soon as TV channels began flashing the news that the skeletal remains of his daughter, who was abducted in broad daylight on Saturday morning, were found in a blast furnace in a workshop near Guntur.
He was initially rushed to a heart specialist but was later shifted to Help Hospital for critical care and trauma management. Doctors said Mr. Rao's blood pressure dropped abysmally low and his heart stopped functioning despite best efforts.
A large number of people from different walks of life, besides elected representatives and leaders of different political parties, continued to throng the residence of Mr. Rao at Ayodhya Nagar, even as the police cordoned off the area.
The gruesome manner in which the little girl was killed by dumping her in a blast furnace and the death of her father out of shock led to a deep sense of outrage and anguish in the city, with people of all sections demanding stringent punishment to the culprits.
The police said it was the handiwork of Venkat Rao Goud, brother of Mr. Rao's first wife, and Goud's relative Srinivasa Rao, as Mr. Rao deserted his first wife after marrying Ms. Narmada. Goud nursed a grudge and wanted to stop Mr. Rao from registering a Rs.1.5-crore property in the name of the little girl.
They hired another person, who though was not a professional killer, to execute the task. The kidnappers throttled the girl in the vehicle within 15 minutes of abduction and dumped the body in the furnace.
Mr. Rao went into a state of shock on Monday evening as soon as TV channels began flashing the news that the skeletal remains of his daughter, who was abducted in broad daylight on Saturday morning, were found in a blast furnace in a workshop near Guntur.
He was initially rushed to a heart specialist but was later shifted to Help Hospital for critical care and trauma management. Doctors said Mr. Rao's blood pressure dropped abysmally low and his heart stopped functioning despite best efforts.
A large number of people from different walks of life, besides elected representatives and leaders of different political parties, continued to throng the residence of Mr. Rao at Ayodhya Nagar, even as the police cordoned off the area.
The gruesome manner in which the little girl was killed by dumping her in a blast furnace and the death of her father out of shock led to a deep sense of outrage and anguish in the city, with people of all sections demanding stringent punishment to the culprits.
The police said it was the handiwork of Venkat Rao Goud, brother of Mr. Rao's first wife, and Goud's relative Srinivasa Rao, as Mr. Rao deserted his first wife after marrying Ms. Narmada. Goud nursed a grudge and wanted to stop Mr. Rao from registering a Rs.1.5-crore property in the name of the little girl.
They hired another person, who though was not a professional killer, to execute the task. The kidnappers throttled the girl in the vehicle within 15 minutes of abduction and dumped the body in the furnace.
