A 42-year-old auto-rickshaw driver was reportedly killed in a violent altercation over a dispute involving Rs 10 in Hyderabad’s Vattepally area on Sunday evening. The incident has raised significant concern among local residents, who are grappling with the implications of such violence in their community.
A Rajendranagar police official confirmed that a case had been registered and that investigators were examining the circumstances surrounding the death. Police reached the area after being alerted about the incident, and the body was subsequently shifted for post-mortem examination, with the final medical findings awaited. The exact sequence of events and whether any arrests have been made were not immediately clear from the police statement available publicly.
Local MLA Calls for Action After Incident
AIMIM Bahadurpura MLA Mohammed Mubeen visited the site of a recent incident and met with the victim’s family. He urged authorities to take immediate action against those responsible and called for increased police patrols in the area.
“We have registered a case, and investigation is underway,” the police official said.
