A horrifying murder has emerged from Hyderabad. A real estate agent was murdered in broad daylight. Initial investigations suggested the murder was due to a land dispute, but the case has now taken a new turn.

Media reports have revealed that the man was murdered due to an old rivalry from 26 years ago.

Real estate agent murdered in broad daylight in Hyderabad

Venkat Ratnam, a real estate agent, was hacked to death in broad daylight in Hyderabad on Monday. The 54-year-old was attacked while returning from dropping his daughter at school.

It is being told that the main suspect in this case is Chandan Singh, son of Sudesh Singh, who was killed in a controversial police encounter in 1999.

Murder due to 26 year old enmity

Sources reveal that Chandan Singh believed Venkat Ratnam had acted as an informant in his father's encounter. Ratnam was Sudesh Singh's driver at the time. According to the accused's confession, this alleged betrayal fueled a 25-year-old desire for revenge in Chandan Singh.

According to reports, Chandan Singh spent the intervening years searching for Venkat Ratnam, who had then moved in with his family in the Jawahar Nagar area of ​​Hyderabad.

After locating the victim in recent weeks, Chandan allegedly stalked her for the past month and hatched a plan to kill her.

Ratnam brutally murdered in broad daylight

Ratnam was brutally attacked on Monday morning. CCTV footage of the attack is now rapidly circulating on social media. Chandan Singh's gang included auto workshop workers. Together, they stabbed Venkat Ratnam multiple times in the stomach, back, and neck.

Just hours after this shocking incident, the investigation took a sharp turn. Six people, including the alleged mastermind, Chandan Singh, surrendered to police at the Shahnajganj police station. Shahnajganj police immediately informed the Jawahar Nagar station, where a murder case had been registered.

pic.twitter.com/n0UKs4NIXR A shocking daylight murder in Hyderabad has brought the city’s law and order situation under scrutiny.

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