Telangana: Caught for cheating, Nalgonda man confesses to murder

HYDERABAD: A police investigation into a cheating case veered into a murder probe after the accused confessed during interrogation and Adhibatla cops recovered the headless torso on Thursday. The head is yet to be recovered. The second accused in the murder is yet to be arrested.
Accused Ramdas Brahmachari, a goldsmith from Adibhatla and native of Nalgonda, had surrendered before court in December first week in a cheating case registered at Saroornagar PS.The complaint had been filed on July 23 by a gold finance company, which had alleged that Brahmachari obtained loan by mortgaging spurious gold ornaments.
Subsequently, Saroornagar police took him into custody for two days in the cheating case. While being quizzed in the cheating case, the accused allegedly confessed to having killed N Srinivas (42), a real estate agent from Nalgonda. Brahmachari told cops that he along with his friend Naresh, also from Nalgonda, had killed the man over a month ago over money.
“Brahmachari said he had borrowed Rs 70,000 from Srinivas and returned Rs 50,000. But Srinivas was pestering him for the remaining amount. The accused also had a grudge against Srinivas for some other issues. Brahmachari confessed that he and Naresh strangled Srinivas. After severing his head, they buried the torso and head at two isolated places near Bonguluru in Adhibatla about a month ago,” said a Rachakonda cop.
On Thursday, in the presence of the accused, Tehsildar of Ibrahimpatnam and ACP Imrahimpatnam, the torso was exhumed and spot post-mortem was done.
“Femur bone of the victim was preserved for DNA analysis. Once we arrest Naresh, we will be able to locate the head,” a cop said.