Siddipet: Firing with AK-47 in tiff over brick trade triggers panic

Siddipet: The use of AK-47 rifle in the fight between two persons created a panic in Akkannapet mandal in the Siddipet district. Police said that local residents - D Sadanandam and G Ganga Raju families - were fighting over brick trade for a while and it led to a gun fire on Thursday midnight.

In a fit of anger, after clashes between two families, Sadanandam opened fire in the air at his residence and rushed to the Ganga Raju's house. He closed the doors of the Raju's residence and fired two rounds from the windows of the latter's house. No one sustained injuries in the firing. When panicked people rushed to the firing spot, Sadnandam fled the area. Police confirmed that Sadanandam had used AK-47 rifle after recovering enough evidences from the location.

The police authorities suspected that the AK-47 used in the fire could be one of the weapons stolen by naxals from Husnabad police station in 2016. Police launched an investigation to probe the links between Sadanandam and extremist outfits like Maoist and CPI-ML Janashakthi parties which maintained a strong hold in the area till recently. Three teams have been formed to nab the person and his family members were taken into custody for interrogation.