Telangana murder shock: Painter found dead at Puppalaguda; colleague missing, police launch manhunt

HYDERABAD: A painter from West Bengal was found murdered inside the labour colony of Aparna Zenon high-rise project in Puppalaguda on Wednesday.

The victim, Roshan Hela (43), was a resident of Asansol. He had been staying in the company accommodation with fellow painter Ranjit Pandit (34) at the site.

Pandit is the prime suspect as he has been missing since the incident, police said.

"Hela was stabbed in the throat with a sharp weapon," Narsingi inspector G Hari Krishna Reddy said.

Police said that RO plant operator Sonu Kumar first noticed Hela lying in a pool of blood outside his room around 8am. Police have launched a manhunt for Pandit, a native of West Bengal.