Cop among 6 held for ex-Naxal’s murder

HYDERABAD: The Cyberabad police on Thursday said a dispute over sharing of money led to the murder of former naxalite Pushpa at Uppal recently.
Announcing the arrest of six persons, including a constable of RR district police, the Uppal police said a dispute over an acre in Nanakramguda was the cause.
Police said Sravan Kumar, Prabhakar, Ahmed, Ghouse, Hatiq, Kareem and Nayeem were arrested and remanded in judicial custody.During the investigation, police came to know that the dispute was between Tollywood director Teja and one Jayaram Singh.
“Jayaram Singh approached Pushpa, who in turn engaged Sravan Kumar to guard the land. She also took the help of constable Prabhakar. In the meanwhile, the court order came in favour of Jayaram”, the Uppal police said.
Subsequently, Sravan Kumar and Prabhakar hatched a plan to kill her.