BRS leader killed in Telangana's Suryapet district

Hyderabad: A local BRS leader was found killed with his body cut into pieces and dumped in a gunny bag in Suryapet district over suspected old rivalries, police said on Saturday.

Police received a complaint in the early hours of Saturday that Chintalapati Madhu was missing since Friday evening.

His wife had served as a Sarpanch in the past.

Police teams, who started searching for him, found his dead body in a gunny bag under a culvert near a highway.

Police said it appeared that Madhu was killed elsewhere and his body was dumped under the culvert.

It is suspected that persons known to him joined hands with those who have old grudges against the deceased, police said.

Madhu's acquaintances appeared to have lured him to a particular place to carry out the murder, they added.

The deceased was a main witness in a murder case in the past and his murder is suspected to have taken place in view of old cases, police said.

The case would be investigated on a fast track and efforts would be made to ensure tough punishment to the culprits, they added.