HYDERABAD: A 22-year-old painter has been arrested for his alleged role in the recent murder of a farmer at Railapur village. Police said the accused committed the offence to steal Rs 7,000 cash from the victim.
On April 15, the body of M Sathyanarayana, 45, a farmer from Nagaloor village in Dundigal, was found in an open land at Railapur village near Medchal. The assailants bludgeoned Sathyanarayana to death and dropped his scooter on his legs, Medchal police said.
The family members expressed their doubts about the possible involvement of N Rajanikanth, 22, a painter from Nagaloor, who accompanied Sathyanarayana to the toddy compound on April 14 night. He confessed to have committed the murder to steal cash from the victim.