Hyderabad: The III Additional District Judge at the LB Nagar courts on Thursday convicted Matta Reddy, Khaja Moinuddin and Bikshapathy in a double murder case reported at Ibrahimpatnam in March 2022. The trio shot dead the victims, realtor Navaru Sreenivas Reddy and his associate Komatireddy Raghavender Reddy using country made firearms.
The court acquitted five others. Though there were no witnesses, police investigation based on based on scientific evidence, technical evidence and circumstantial evidence proved the role of the accused persons.
After the murder, then ACP Ibrahimpatnam K Balakrishna Reddy was suspended on allegations of negligence in handling land disputes and an SI of Ibrahimpatnam PS was transferred and attached to Rachakonda headquarters. The investigation was taken up by then LB Nagar ACP P Sreedhar Reddy, who completed the investigation and filed a chargesheet in the court. The court examined a total of 64 witnesses in the case.
