Hyderabad Rape-Murder Accused Found Dead 2 Days After “Encounter” Threat
Hyderabad: a person found dead on railway tracks this morning might be the suspect within the rape and murder of a six-year-old girl in Hyderabad last week, the police said today. The police said they need reason to believe the body, found around 130 km from Hyderabad, is that of Pallakonda Raju, who had been missing since the juvenile body was found inside his home on Sunday.
The Telangana police shared images of the body on Twitter. Though the body has yet to be identified, the police said he had an equivalent tattoos because the rape-murder suspect.
“We have reasons to think it’s the suspect – tattoo marks on hands, name tattooed on his hand, his hairdo …A fingerprint analysis will confirm it,” the Hyderabad captain said.
News of the death comes two days after Telangana Minister Malla Reddy’s comment that the accused “will be killed in an encounter”.
“We will catch the rapist and murderer. there’ll be an encounter after he’s caught,” Mr Reddy had told reporters in Hyderabad on Tuesday.
So far, only indirect evidence ties Raju, 30, a neighbour of the kid , to the crime. He was allegedly a drunk and was known for “deviant behaviour” but had no record .
The police had released his photo and had announced a gift of ₹ 10 lakh for any information on him.
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