Archive · 19 Aug 2026
Kukatpally Court Sentences Three to Life in 16-Year-Old Murder
A court in Kukatpally sentenced three men to life in prison for a murder from 16 years ago.
The victim was Mohan Naidu.
Police said Mohan had taken Rs.20,000 from one accused to help arrange a house.
The house was not arranged, and the money was allegedly not returned.
Police said this led to threats and a quarrel.
On December 14, 2010, the three men allegedly took Mohan to KPHB 4th Phase.
Police said one man shot him while the other two held him.
The body was later hidden and buried, and the crime was uncovered after police stopped the accused in a car with a pistol.
A Kukatpally court sentenced Bonala Nagachari, Engannagari Venkatachari and Praveen Mandal to life imprisonment.
The case concerned the December 14, 2010 murder of Mohan Naidu in KPHB 4th Phase.
Police said Mohan had taken Rs.20,000 from Nagachari to arrange housing but failed to provide the house or return the money.
Investigators alleged that Nagachari shot Mohan while the other two accused restrained him during a quarrel.
Police said the accused stole gold ornaments, hid the body in a car boot and buried it near Vallur in Medak district.
- Who
- Bonala Nagachari, Engannagari Venkatachari and Praveen Mandal were sentenced over the killing of Mohan Naidu.
- What
- The three men received life imprisonment for Mohan Naidu’s murder and related concealment of his body, according to police.
- When
- The murder occurred on December 14, 2010; the court sentenced the accused 16 years later.
- Where
- The alleged shooting took place in KPHB 4th Phase, while the body was buried near Vallur on the outskirts of Medak district.
- Why
- Police linked the killing to a dispute over Rs.20,000 that Mohan allegedly took from Nagachari for arranging a house.
- Court
- Third Additional District Sessions Court, Kukatpally
- Judge
- M. Venkateswara Rao
- Sentence
- Life imprisonment for all three accused
- Victim
- Mohan Naidu of KPHB 4th Phase
- Amount in dispute
- Rs.20,000
- Date of murder
- December 14, 2010
- Body recovered or buried
- A forest area near Vallur, on the outskirts of Medak district