BRS Councillor's husband murdered in broad daylight in Jagtial

Hyderabad: Panic triggered after a man was murdered in broad daylight in Korutla town of Jagtial on Tuesday. It is learnt that the man was identified P Lakshmirajam (48) the husband of a councillor belonging to Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS).

Two unidentified persons attacked P Lakshmirajam with knives when he was standing in front of a roadside hotel. He was critically injured and was shifted to a hospital in Karimnagar, where he succumbed while undergoing treatment.

According to police, Lakshmirajam was having tea at a hotel in the morning when two men armed with knives attacked him. The attack sent panic in the area. The assailants escaped on a two-wheeler.

A profusely bleeding Lakshmirajam was shifted to a hospital in Karimnagar, where he succumbed.

Police registered a case and launched a hunt for the killers. A police officer said they were investigating the motive behind the murder.