Five men and a 17-year-old boy were arrested by the Jawahar Nagar police in connection with the murder of realtor Ghanta Venkata Ratna Kumar at Saket Colony, Kapra.
On December 8, he was attacked and killed by a group of assailants. Investigators found that the accused, 33-year-old Chandan Singh, had harboured a grudge towards the victim, blaming him for cheating his family of ancestral property and for the encounter death of his father.
Besides Chandan Singh, an auto-garage owner, the accused were identified 28-year-old Kamarapu Naresh Kumar, a mechanic; 35-year-old Vadde Venkata Narayan, a security guard; 20-year-old Nandyala Pavan Kumar, a garage worker; Narsing; and a juvenile. Karan Singh, the brother of the prime accused Chandan Singh,remains at large.
Police seized a pistol with seven live rounds, a country-made firearm with one live round, two sickles, two knives, mobile phones, an auto-rickshaw and a motorbike from the suspects. Further investigation is underway.
Published – December 11, 2025 12:19 pm IST
