Three accused in the double murder of a realtor and his friend, committed last year at Cherlapatelguda of Ibrahimpatnam on Hyderabad outskirts, were awarded life imprisonment.
Third Additional District Judge of Rangareddy in-charge Bhavani Chandra held guilty Matta Reddy, accused of masterminding the murders, and Khaja Moinuddin and Bikshapathy, hired by him for execution of the crime. All the three were handed down the sentence of life imprisonment.
The court, however, acquitted two others charged with aiding the accused in acquiring the firearms from Bihar. Three more persons from Bihar, who supplied firearms to them, were still at large. Victim N. Srinivas Reddy, a real estate businessman, purchased agricultural land at Cherlapatelguda for development as residential plots project.
