Old man hacked to death in Suryapet

Suryapet: In a shocking incident, a 70-year-old man Pagadala Janardhan Reddy was hacked to death by unidentified persons at Mothey in the district after mid-night of Friday.

A group of four to five people attacked Janardhan Reddy with hunting sickles at 1 am when he was sleeping in the open place of his house at the village. His grandson, who tried to stop the attackers, also received injuries on his hands.

Mothey Sub-Inspector Praveen Kumar said that it was suspected that land dispute could be a reason for the incident. A Case was registered a case and an investigation underway.