A man was hacked to death by three unidentified persons in broad daylight on the Jiyaguda bypass road in Hyderabad on Sunday. According to the ABP Desam report, the assailants, armed with machetes and sickles, chased the victim and attacked him on the Jiyaguda bypass road near Puranapul under the limits of Kulsumpura police station.
Some passersby captured the murder on their cell phones. The video has gone viral on social media. The attackers can be seen attacking the victim indiscriminately while he is lying on the ground. While several on the other side of the road fled in terror, some people recorded it on their smartphones.
After killing the victim, the assailants escaped by jumping into the adjacent Musi River.
According to the IANS report, on receiving the information, the police rushed to the scene and, based on the Aadhaar card, identified the victim as Jangam Sainath, 32, a resident of Esamia Bazar in Koti.
The rivalry between rowdy sheeters is suspected to have led to the murder. The police registered a case and took up the investigation.
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Earlier, a man was brutally hacked to death in full public view by unidentified persons in Andhra Pradesh's Guntur town, police said. The incident occurred in the Patnambazar area when the market was crowded with shoppers.
According to eyewitnesses, the assailants chased Doddi Ramesh (38), who entered a kirana shop to save himself. However, they barged into the shop and attacked him with knives and other sharp-edged weapons. The victim died on the spot.
The killing in the busy market sent panic among the people. On receipt of the information, police rushed to the scene, shifted the body for autopsy, and took up an investigation.
According to police, the victim had a criminal record at the Lalapet Police Station. He was accused in a murder case a few years ago.