<p>The attack took place near Gokaram when he was returning after attending ‘Telangana Dhoom Dham’, a cultural programme demanding separate Telangana state, at Sangem in Valigonda mandal, about 120 km from here.<br /><br />According to police, about 15 assailants in two cars chased Sambasivudu who was travelling in a car at around midnight. The attackers forced the leader's vehicle to stop and attacked him with swords, sickles and other sharp-edged weapons. He sustained 20 stab injuries. Three of his supporters injured when they tried to save him. <br /><br />The 46-year-old succumbed to his injuries while being shifted to Hyderabad, police said.<br />After conducting autopsy at Gandhi Hospital, the body of Sambasivudu was shifted to his native village Dasireddygudem in Nalgonda for cremation. <br /><br />His family members and Civil Liberty activists alleged that the police used its agent and former Maoist Nayeem to kill Sambasivudu.<br /><br />The van in which the assailants chased Sambasivudu was traced on Monday in Choutuppal, a few kilometres from the spot. The van was stashed in bushes near the road.</p>
<p>The attack took place near Gokaram when he was returning after attending ‘Telangana Dhoom Dham’, a cultural programme demanding separate Telangana state, at Sangem in Valigonda mandal, about 120 km from here.<br /><br />According to police, about 15 assailants in two cars chased Sambasivudu who was travelling in a car at around midnight. The attackers forced the leader's vehicle to stop and attacked him with swords, sickles and other sharp-edged weapons. He sustained 20 stab injuries. Three of his supporters injured when they tried to save him. <br /><br />The 46-year-old succumbed to his injuries while being shifted to Hyderabad, police said.<br />After conducting autopsy at Gandhi Hospital, the body of Sambasivudu was shifted to his native village Dasireddygudem in Nalgonda for cremation. <br /><br />His family members and Civil Liberty activists alleged that the police used its agent and former Maoist Nayeem to kill Sambasivudu.<br /><br />The van in which the assailants chased Sambasivudu was traced on Monday in Choutuppal, a few kilometres from the spot. The van was stashed in bushes near the road.</p>
