Overview

• Eta Madhukar, 45, president of the BJP’s Vemanapalli mandal and a resident of Kothagudem, was found hanging from a tree on the outskirts of Neelvai village in Mancherial district on Friday.
• Police said the death was a suicide and stated that further investigation into the circumstances is ongoing.
• A purported suicide note circulating on social media alleges he faced humiliation after a case under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and names Congress leaders Rudrabhatla Santosh, Gali Madhu and Chintakindi Kamala.
• BJP leaders claim he was driven to the step by political harassment and false cases attributed to local Congress figures.
• Party workers staged protests demanding arrests of those named and the suspension of the Neelvai sub-inspector, with no arrests or administrative action reported so far.