Overview
- A man identified by police as rowdy sheeter Nandanavanam Suri was found with grievous wounds in Meerpet and was declared brought dead at a nearby private hospital.
- Police say the prime suspect, named as Afroz, allegedly lured Suri on the pretext of a friend’s birthday, sprayed pepper spray into his eyes and then attacked him with sharp weapons.
- Authorities say the attack appears to be planned revenge for an earlier killing and that Afroz is the brother of a man named Salman who police say was killed previously.
- Suri was listed as a rowdy sheeter with multiple criminal cases and had been subject to a city externment order after being accused in the murders of his wife and his brother-in-law.
- Meerpet police have collected forensic evidence at the scene and launched a search for Afroz and other suspected participants with no confirmed arrests reported so far, a development that could raise local safety concerns and prolong a cycle of retaliation.