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A constabulary squad fired successful self-defence astatine the premier accused successful the execution of CPI(M) activistic K. Penchalaiah during a pursuit successful aboriginal hours of Saturday.
Acting connected a tip-off that the premier accused, identified arsenic James, was hiding successful the vicinity aft evading apprehension for 7 days, a constabulary squad led by Circle Inspectors Venu (Nellore Rural) and Srinivasa Rao (Vedayapalem) surrounded him. In a bid to evade arrest, James lunged astatine the constabulary unit portion brandishing a knife.
According to Deputy Superintendent (Nellore Rural) G. Srinivasa Rao, constable Adinarayana sustained grievous wounded aft James attacked him with the knife. Inspector Srinivasa Rao changeable James successful his genu to forestall him from harming the remaining members of the team. James was nabbed and rushed to a hospital, on with the injured constable.
James, reportedly progressive successful a ganja network, allegedly murdered CPI(M) person Penchalaiah (37) successful beforehand of the latter’s children. Associated with the party’s ‘Praja Natya Mandali’, Penchalaiah utilized to make consciousness done thoroughfare plays against the ganja peddling.
Meanwhile, CPI(M) State Secretary V. Srinivasa Rao and Nellore territory caput M. Ramesh met the bereaved household and offered support. While demanding the contiguous apprehension and punitive enactment connected the culprit, the enactment has called for a district-wide bandh connected December 2.
