Plot to kill Minister Srinivas Goud exposed

Former MP’s aides held from his Delhi residence

Hyderabad

A day after former MP of Mahabubnagar and BJP leader A.P. Jitender Reddy claimed that four of his associates were kidnapped from his South Avenue residence in Delhi, on Wednesday evening, Cyberabad police in a dramatic manner declared that it was their sleuths who picked up those four persons and busted an alleged conspiracy to kill Telangana Minister V Srinivas Goud. 

Prior to police declaring the conspiracy, family members of the arrested persons raised suspicion and questioned the credibility of the charges levelled by the Cyberabad police. 

Commissioner of Police M Stephen Raveendra said that it was Jitender Reddy’s associates – Madhusudhan Raju and Amarender Raju – who tried to engage supari killers and promised to pay them ₹15 crore if they kill the Minister. Both, Jitender Reddy and Srinivas Goud hail from Mahabubnagar district. 

“We are still verifying the role of former MP in the conspiracy. His personal assistant Raju and driver Thapa provided shelter to Manuru Ravi, Madhusudhan Raju, Raghavender Raju at Mr. Reddy’s residence in Delhi,” he said. They went to Delhi from Mahabubnagar via Vishakapatnam, the officer said. 

According to Mr. Raveendra, the former MP’s PA Raju contacted one Farooq, who had a criminal history, to ‘kill’ Mr Goud or get him in touch with someone who can execute the job, and promised to pay ₹15 crore.

Farooq was frightened and shared the conspiracy with his friend Hyder Ali. When Raju and others came to know that Farooq leaked their plan, they decided to eliminate both Farooq and Ali, he said.