A local leader of the ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) was hacked to death by unidentified assailants at Teldarupalli village in Khammam rural mandal around noon on Monday.
The deceased was identified as Tammineni Krishnaiah, considered a staunch follower of the TRS leader and former Minister Tummala Nageswara Rao, a native of Teldarupalli, sources said.
Krishnaiah was riding pillion on a motorcycle when around five unidentified persons travelling in an autorickshaw hit the bike from behind on the outskirts of Teldarupalli.
