Warangal, July 15: The last rites of New Democracy leader Ganesh, who was killed in an `encounter’ yesterday in Kottaguda, were performed in Gunjedu of Kottaguda mandal today.
An autopsy was conducted on the body in Narasampet and the body was then shifted to Gunjedu.
Several Central Committee leaders of New Democracy attended the last rites. Ganesh’s wife Nirmala today lodged a complaint with Narasmpet DSP that Kottaguda SI Prabhakar killed her husband in order to secure a promotion.
She alleged that the SI intentionally killed her husband after knowing that New Democracy leaders were in Bakkachinchanapalli.
She also alleged that the cops opened fire without any warning. She demanded that SI Prabhakar be suspended immediately and a case registered under IPC 302.
The death of Ganesh is a great loss to New Democracy which has six underground teams in the forest areas of Bayyaram, Illendu and Kottaguda mandals.
New Democracy has 11 s a r p anche s and 1 0 MPTCs in Kottaguda mandal. The party sarpanches were elected unanimously in five villages.
New Democracy central committee member S Venkateswara Rao, state secretary Rayala Chandra Bose and former MLA Gummadi Narasaiah alleged that police killed their leader in a fake encounter as their party was opposing the loot of forest wealth in tribal areas. Speaking to reporters today, they demanded a probe by a High Court sitting judge into Ganesh’s `encounter’.
—Agencies