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Khammam Police Arrest Three in Broker’s Killing and Dismemberment

Investigators attribute the crime to a robbery plotted to fund travel to Oman.

Overview

  • Police named Parimi Ashok, 36, Kommu Nagma, 32, and P Krishnaiah, 45, as the accused and said all three have been remanded to judicial custody.
  • The victim was identified as 40-year-old real-estate broker Gatla Venkateshwarlu, a native of Kamepally who was living in Hyderabad.
  • Officers said Ashok sought Rs 1.20 lakh for flight and visa expenses and to clear about Rs 50,000 in debts, then stole 27 grams of gold and withdrew cash from the victim’s account.
  • According to police, the accused learned methods for killing and dismemberment from YouTube, cut the victim’s throat, stabbed him, and dumped the body parts in the Karunagiri area.
  • The incident allegedly occurred at Ashok’s home on the night of September 15 and early September 16, a missing-person complaint was filed on September 22, and investigators recovered body parts along with a motorcycle, knives, mobile phones, and gold.