2 min readHyderabadMay 23, 2026 03:27 PM IST
A 42-year-old village-level Bharat Rashtra Samithi leader accused in a 2018 murder case was found killed, cut into pieces and dumped in gunny bags in Telangana’s Suryapet, police said.
The body of Chintalapati Madhu was found in his native village, Yerkaram, where he and his wife Mounika had served as sarpanchs between 2014 and 2020.
Police said Madhu’s body was cut into three parts and dumped in three bags near a canal, where it was discovered early Saturday morning. Madhu and his father were accused in the 2018 murder of former BRS sarpanch M Ravinder, and police are also probing the possibility of a revenge killing. In 2008, another sarpanch, O Venkanna, was murdered in the same village.
“We suspect political faction rivalry behind the murder. There were skirmishes between political leaders jostling for power in the village. The body has been sent for post-mortem,” an official said.
Police suspect the assailants were known to Madhu, who left home Friday saying he had to get his mobile phone repaired before attending a meeting. Teams have been formed to identify who he was with earlier in the evening.
Police said Madhu and his wife, who have two daughters, had moved from Yerkaram to Suryapet after political rivalry in the village repeatedly turned violent. K Narasimha and other senior officers visited the spot to oversee the investigation.
Judging from the injuries, police suspect axes and sickles were used in the attack, while a knife was used to disfigure Madhu’s face beyond recognition.
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“We have found evidence that there was a liquor party at the house of another leader in the neighbouring village of Tallaganda, and Madhu was there. Some of his rivals were present too. Whatever happened, it was at that house. The occupants have fled now,” an official said.
As tensions escalated after the murder, heavy police deployment was made in the village to prevent any flare-up.
