The accused additionally stabbed his mom when she tried to intervene. She sustained accidents and was admitted to a hospital
An 86-year-old industrialist was allegedly murdered at his residence by his grandson over a property dispute. The sufferer sustained a number of stab wounds, police mentioned on Sunday. The incident occurred on the evening of February 6 when the accused, Okay Kirti Teja (aged round 28), ‘attacked’ his grandfather, VC Janardhan Rao, chairman & managing director of the city-based Veljan Group, with a knife, ensuing in his speedy dying, they mentioned.
The accused additionally stabbed his mom when she tried to intervene. She sustained accidents and was admitted to a hospital, Panjagutta police mentioned, including that he was subsequently arrested on Saturday.
Teja and his mom, who stay in one other a part of town, visited Rao’s home in Somajiguda on Thursday. While she went to get espresso, an argument broke out between Teja and Rao over the distribution of his property, police mentioned.
Teja took out a knife and ‘attacked’ his grandfather, accusing him of being detached towards him since childhood and “refusing” to distribute the property to him, police mentioned, citing preliminary investigations.
When requested about stories that the sufferer was allegedly stabbed greater than 70 occasions, police said that there have been a number of stab wounds and that the precise quantity could be confirmed primarily based on the autopsy examination (PME) report.
The accused had lately returned to Hyderabad from the US after finishing his grasp’s diploma, police mentioned.
Based on a grievance, a case of homicide was registered in opposition to the accused, and he was arrested, police added. Further investigation is ongoing.
Established in 1965, Veljan has experience in offering full options for numerous functions, together with shipbuilding, vitality, cell, and industrial segments, based on the corporate’s web site.
(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by DNA workers and is printed from PTI)
