Telangana shocker: CPM leader found murdered in Khammam; Dy CM orders cops to hunt down killers

HYDERABAD: Telangana's Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM) leader Samineni Rama Rao was allegedly murdered, being found dead with bleeding injuries in Telangana's Khammam district, state police informed on Friday. According to police officials, the CPM leader was found dead with bleeding injuries early in the morning in Patharlapadu village under Chintakani police station limits, within the Madhira constituency.According to a police official, "We received information that CPM party leader Samineni Rama Rao was found dead with bleeding injuries in the early morning hours today. We have reached the spot and are investigating the matter."Notably, Telangana deputy chief minister, Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka, has said that the murder of the CPM leader will not go unpunished. "There is no place for polluted politics of violence," the deputy CM said, as he expressed shock and grief over the murder of CPM senior leader. Deputy chief minister Vikramarka has issued a stern warning to Khammam police officers, directing them to maintain law and order and use all available resources — including clue teams, sniffer dogs, cyber units, and modern technology — to swiftly arrest the culprits.In an official statement, Vikramarka said the perpetrators would be traced and punished as per the law, asserting that there is no place for the “polluted politics of violence.”According to an official statement, "The deputy CM has expressed deep condolence to the family of the deceased leader and assured them that the government will stand by them and support them in all ways possible." Samineni Rama Rao, a former sarpanch from a village in Khammam district and a local farmers’ union leader, was found murdered on Friday.The motive behind the killing is yet to be determined, and police are working to identify the assailants. Officials have reached the spot and launched a detailed investigation into the case.(With agencies inputs)