A sensational incident of unknown miscreants opening fire in broad daylight on a moving vehicle killing all the three occupants has sent shock waves across Andhra Pradesh.
The incident occurred on the national highway between Vijayawada and Eluru in neighbouring West Godavari district. Those killed were identified as Gandham Maraiah (36) Pagidi Maraiah (34) and B Nageshwara Rao (55) all residents of West Godavari district.
The incident occurred near Autupally village in Krishna district. Vijayawada police commissioner Venkateshwara Rao said that the assailants chased the vehicles of the victims from Vijayawada and opened fire at Tavera vehicle. It first hit the vehicle with their own car and then opened fire from close range.
While two victims died on the spot, the other died while undergoing treatment at a hospital. Police declared an alert in the districts of Krishna and West Godavari and check posts were set up on the roads to nab the assaialants.
“The murder seems to be the fall out of an old enmity as all the three were accused in murder of a hotel owner Durga Rao in June last”, he said. The victims had a property dispute with the family of Durga Rao.