Date:16/08/2004 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2004/08/16/stories/2004081611740500.htm

Andhra Pradesh

Worker found murdered

By Our Staff Reporter

HYDERABAD, AUG. 15. A construction worker, Ashok Kumar Mishra (21), was found murdered in his rented room at Qutbullahpur in Jeedimetla police station area on Sunday.

The police suspect that two of his roommates - Betalal and Bittu- who had been absconding from Saturday night, might have killed Mishra. Decomposed condition of the body suggested that he was killed a couple of days ago, the Jeedimetla Inspector, Kishtaiah, said. Motive behind the killing is not yet known.