Warangal: A 67-year-old retired government employee, N Ramchandar, was murdered in his home in SRR Thota locality here on Wednesday.
The victim’s wife, Radhabhai, said the murder was committed by people from a family with whom they had a land dispute in Shayampet. She said the accused had dragged her husband out of the house and slit his throat. He died on the spot.
The Mills Colony police have visited the scene of the crime and are investigating. The body was shifted to MGM Hospital for autopsy.
The Union Home Minister has alerted the states of the country in the wake of the Indo-Pak War. The Telangana government and police, which were immediately alerted, took preemptive measures. Security has been tightened in Hyderabad.
Thirty-two airports across northern and western parts of the country, including Srinagar and Amritsar, have been closed for civilian flight operations till May 15, according to the civil aviation regulator.
In view of the ongoing high alert across India and intensified security arrangements in Hyderabad and Secunderabad, the city police have issued a ban on bursting firecrackers or fireworks in public spaces, particularly near military cantonment areas.
India responded strongly to Pakistan’s repeated drone and missile attacks and hit at least eight military targets inside Pakistan on Friday night with precision, thereby causing significant damage, the Centre told the media, as part of a special briefing on ‘Operation Sindoor’.