Singareni worker shot dead in Godavarikhani

KARIMNAGAR: Unidentified persons allegedly shot dead a Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) worker at his house at about 2 am on Saturday at Ganganagar Colony at Godavarikhani of Peddapalli district on Saturday. The assailants were wearing helmets, which made identifying them difficult.

The victim was identified as Korakoppula Rajendar, 35, ‘general mazdoor’ in the RK-7 coal mine in Srirampur of Mancherial district.

According to the police, the incident occurred when Rajendar’s wife Ravali went to the washroom outside their house.

The assailants opened two rounds of fire while Rajendar was sleeping. Family members who rushed in first thought he was stabbed but police later found that he had been shot. Family members said Rajendra had survived a murder attempt earlier. Police have formed two special teams and started an inquiry to trace the killers and the weapon.