Overview

• On August 10 between 1:30 p.m. and 2 p.m., 38-year-old Srinu was stabbed outside his Pipeline Road shop near Gopalnagar and died en route to a private hospital
• Police detained three suspects—nephew Sahil, worker Maqbul and driver Anwar—after linking them to the attack on Srinu’s depot opposite Hafeezpet Railway Station
• Investigators say rival shopkeeper S.K. Moiz orchestrated the plot to seize control of Srinu’s profitable firewood business
• A knife recovered during the investigation served as key evidence tying the arrested men to the killing
• Authorities have charged the three under relevant BNS provisions and continue to seek prime accused S.K. Moiz, who remains at large