Hyderabad: Minors nabbed for murder of autorickshaw driver
Police arrested two minors who attacked Jangaiah with stones.
Hyderabad: CCTV cameras helped the Cyberabad police to solve the murder of autorickshaw driver G. Jangaiah. He was killed around midnight on February 28, in Saroornagar.
Police arrested two minors who attacked Jangaiah with stones. The boys had tried to fix a sex deal with two transgenders and became angry when they did not reduce their rate. Police said the boys came to Konark theatre in the evening. They saw two transgenders approached them. The two demanded Rs 1,000 for one night but refused to reduce the charge, leading to a quarrel.
The transgenders then hired Jangaiah’s autorickshaw. “The boys overtook the vehicle at P&T X Roads on a bike. Afterwards they took a U-turn. The pillion rider hurled a stone at the vehicle targeting the transgenders but it hit Jangaiah’s head,” said SI Lingaiah. based on initial investigations.
During investigation police collected CCTV footage from the surroundings and traced the bike. Based on clues the two boys were arrested and sent to juvenile home.