VISAKHAPATNAM: A 14-year-old-boy was hacked to death in front of his friends and bystanders by his relative at Kondagudem village under Santhakaviti mandal in
Srikakulam district
on
Saturday night
. The
murder was the result of a long-standing rivalry and disputes between two families.
The deceased was identified as R Ram Durga Prasad and the accused is 45-year-old Kondapalli Govind.
Locals said that Govind developed a grudge against Durga Prasad’s father RS Naidu, suspecting that Naidu had an affair with Govind’s wife. There were also disputes between the two families over some petty issues.
When Ram Durga Prasad and his friends were sitting around and chatting near a tree on Saturday night, Govind arrived at the spot and hacked Durga Prasad to death with a knife and fled the scene. Locals said that around six years ago, Govind had tried to kill his wife and had later attempted suicide, suspecting his wife’s fidelity.
A case has been registered and an investigation is underway to arrest the accused.
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