Telangana Man Who Killed 6, Including Wife And Children, Found Dead
A man accused of murdering six people in Telangana, India, has been found dead in the Rangareddy district. Police suspect suicide by herbicide consumption after the suspect had been on the run for three days following the brutal killings.
Why it matters
The case highlights a high-profile criminal investigation involving a POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) case and a mass murder that shocked the local community.
An accused in a POCSO case, who had been on the run after killing six persons three days ago, was found dead in neighbouring Rangareddy district on Monday, police said.P Rajkumar, a farmer, had allegedly murdered six persons--including a minor girl and two members of her family that had filed the POCSO case against him, besides his wife and two children on the night of July 10 in Rangareddy district.The accused had stabbed the six victims and slit their throats.He was absconding since then, even as the police had announced a cash reward of Rs 2 lakhs for anyone providing credible information leading to Rajkumar's apprehension and formed 12 teams and launched a massive hunt to nab him.At around 3 pm on Monday, some residents alerted the police on 'Dial 100' after noticing a dead body of an unidentified person lying on the outskirts of Penjarla village of Kothur mandal…
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