According to the reports Six people, including the son of a losing TRS candidate, were Thursday arrested in connection with the killing of a 22-year-old man, claimed to be a BJP activist, in the aftermath of the local rural body election in Telangana.
The police said Prem Kumar was fatally attacked in Dokur village after a quarrel with the son of a losing TRS candidate and others over him joining the celebrations by supporters of the victorious BJP rival Tuesday night, hours after the results of the poll were declared.
A case was registered and during course of investigation, police arrested P Srikanth Reddy, son of a TRS candidate who lost MPTC poll to a BJP candidate, along with five others.
Sources said Srikanth had a criminal record and had a personal grudge against Prem Kumar over some issues including for objecting to pasting of posters, during election campaigning, on his house wall and had hatched a plan to eliminate him .
On the night of June 4, Srikanth along with his associates allegedly stabbed Prem Kumar resulting in his death. BJP Telangana state president K Laxman Thursday alleged that TRS was resorting to 'murder politics' unable to digest BJPs growth in the state. According to the senior BJP leader due to recent reversals in recent Lok Sabha elections, insecurity has increased in KCR and this has led to attacks by TRS henchmen
However, police said the victim was not a political activist, adding they have detained some persons in connection with the incident.
