Mystery behind firing by gangsters which killed two policemen and injured three others in Suryapet town of Nalgonda district has deepened as police suspect the involvement of the same gang in another incident of firing in Saroornagar area of Hyderabad injuring an astrologer on the same night. Police suspect that the armed gangsters might have fled from Hyderabad after opening fire at Nagaraju, an astrologer, and then fired at the police fearing their arrest.
In the case of Nagaraju, police suspect that it could be a fallout of an old enmity as Nagaraju was an accused in a case of murder. Telangana State Director General of Police Anurag Sharma told the media on Friday that same type of weapons were used in both the incidents of firing. “From the statements of the witnesses it is clear that the assailants were not local people. They were speaking Hindi and could be from Uttar Pradesh or Bihar”, he said.
17 special teams led by Inspector Generla Naveen Chand are investigating both the cases. Organisation for the Counter Terrorist O perations is also involved in the probe. “We are confident that the culprits will be nabbed soon”, he said. He ruled out the possibility of involvement of Maoists in the firing. Police was questioning a number of suspects in Nalgonda district regarding the firing in Suryapet on Wednesday midnight in which a constable and a home guard were killed and a circle inspector, home guard and a passerby were injured. Apart from procuring the CCTV footage, investigators are also analysing the cell phone calls received from the bus in which the two armed gangsters were travelling.
Meanwhile, the Telangana Government has transferred Nalgonda District Superintendent of Police T Prabhakar Rao following the allegations of police failure leading to Wednesday night’s firing. He has been replaced by Vikramjeet Duggal. Meanwhile, astrologer Nagaraju, who was injured when two persons opened fire at him on Wednesday night in Saroornagar area of Hyderabad told the police that they had fired five rounds at him. He also told the police that he was staying in Hyderabad for the last six months as he feared for his life.