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<\/div>\nThe gang allegedly kidnapped Mr Ramakrishnaiah on June 15.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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A Right to Information (RTI) activist was killed in Telangana’s Jangaon district in an apparent fallout of a land issue and three persons have been arrested for allegedly kidnapping and killing the retired Mandal Parishad Development Officer (MPDO), police said on Monday.<\/p>\n
The killing of 70-year-old Nalla Ramakrishnaiah came to light on Sunday when his body was found in a water-filled quarry, three days after he went missing, they said. The victim’s son had earlier filed a missing complaint.<\/p>\n
G Anjaiah, the prime accused had a dispute with Mr Ramakrishnaiah and nursed a grudge over the latter complaining against him to government officials over a land issue, police said. He allegedly hired a contract killing gang to eliminate Ramakrishnaiah, a police official said.<\/p>\n
The gang allegedly kidnapped Mr Ramakrishnaiah on June 15 at Pochannapeta. They “strangled” him to death using a towel and dumped the body in a quarry pond, police said.<\/p>\n
Police apprehended Anjaiah and two contract killers on Sunday and efforts are on to track others on the run.<\/p>\n
Mr Ramakrishnaiah had filed RTI applications, civil suits in the court and had also approached Human Rights Commission against Anjaiah for cancellation of pattas (land deeds) pertaining to a government-assigned land in Pochannapet village which the latter had allegedly occupied.<\/p>\n
This had led to a personal enmity between them, and Anjaiah hired the gang to kill the former MPDO, police said.<\/p>\n
The prime accused, who is the husband of a local Zilla Parishad Territorial Constituency (ZPTC) member belonging to the ruling BRS, contacted a man named Tirupati and offered him to pay Rs 8 lakh for eliminating Mr Ramakrishnaiah.<\/p>\n
Tirupati agreed to do the job and took an advance amount of Rs 50,000 from Anjaiah, police said.<\/p>\n
The gang members allegedly kidnapped Mr Ramakrishnaiah in a car on June 15 and later killed him and dumped the body, police added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n