Three Sentenced to Life for 2010 KPHB Colony Murder

A local court in Hyderabad has sentenced three men to rigorous life imprisonment for the murder of 45-year-old Mohan Naidu in a 2010 murder-for-gain case in KPHB Colony. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on each of the convicts.

The convicted individuals were identified as 47-year-old Bonala Nagachary of Badichowdi, Sultan Bazar; 48-year-old Yengannagari Venkata Chary of Pedda Bazar, Medak; and 48-year-old Prabir Mandal, alias Praveen, a native of Nadia district in West Bengal.

According to the police, the victim, Mohan Naidu, a resident of Snehapuri Colony in Mothinagar, Borabanda, went missing from KPHB Colony on December 14, 2010. He was subsequently found to have been murdered behind a kirana shop in Phase IV of KPHB Colony.

Police investigations revealed that the three men conspired to kill Mohan following a financial dispute involving Rs 20,000. Mohan had taken the sum from Nagachary after promising to help sanction a house under the Rajiv Gruhakalpa scheme.

The trio lured Mohan to a room at Gokul Plots under the pretext of consuming liquor. Following an argument at the location, Nagachary shot Mohan in the head. The three men then stole his gold chain, rings, and mobile phone before packing his body into a gunny bag.

The body was transported and buried in a forest area near Chegunta in the erstwhile Medak district. The accused also disposed of Mohan's clothes and other personal belongings in the Hasmathpet tank.

Forensic analysis confirmed that Mohan died from a gunshot wound to the head, and DNA testing established the identity of the recovered remains. Following the submission of the police charge sheet and examination of the evidence, the court found all three accused guilty and handed down the life sentences.