Man kills brother over property dispute in Hyderabad

HYDERABAD: A 40-year-old businessman was bludgeoned to death allegedly by his younger brother at Shaikpet nala on Wednesday night.
Police said property dispute was the reason for the murder.
The victim was identified as S Vijay Kumar, 40, a fish vendor from Shaikpet. Vijay was earlier TRS’ division-level leader. The accused is Vijay’s brother Chinna alias Narender.At 11.15pm on Wednesday, Chinna spotted his brother standing on the road at Shaikpet nala junction and picked up an argument with him over a property-related matter.
Chinna was under the influence of alcohol and he had an argument with Vijay about sharing the money the family would get from the sale of a two-storied building in Shaikpet. The brothers also had disputes about ancestral properties in other places, Golconda inspector K Chandrasekhar Reddy said.
During the argument, there was a scuffle. Chinna picked up sticks found on the roadside and slammed on Vijay’s head, killing him on the spot, assistant commissioner of police (ACP), Asifnagar, Shiva Maruthi said.
Locals recorded the scene of crime in their cell phones and Chinna was seen standing near the body holding the stick in his hand for some time. Later, he hurled the stick away and left the place. After committing the murder, Chinna went to Kukatpally and police took him into custody on Wednesday.
Police said that the dispute was about the two-storied building in Shaikpet. “Vijay was claiming that the building belongs to him and Chinna was demanding an equal share in the property for all the siblings,” the inspector said. A murder case was registered under Section 302 of the IPC.