BRS leader Tirumani Ramana found dead
TELANGANA:Â Tirumani Ramana, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader, was found dead after his car fell into the Mallial flood canal near Suddapalli village in Pegadapally mandal of Jagtial district.
Locals spotted a car floating in the flood canal and alerted the police.
Missing case filed three days earlier
Police rushed to the spot and pulled out the vehicle with the help of a crane and expert swimmers. Ramana’s body was found inside the car.
A missing case had been registered at Pegadapally police station three days ago.
Police probe accident or murder angle
Ramana had earlier served as vice-chairman of the Market Committee when he was with the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS). He recently contested the Sarpanch election with BJP support and lost by a narrow margin.
Several doubts have been raised over the circumstances of the incident. Police said they are investigating whether it was an accident or a case of murder.
His death cast a pall of gloom in Pegadapally mandal.
