CPI leader Chandu Rathod's murder: 3 aides of accused held in Andhra Pradesh; main shooters still at large
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. They are being interrogated to track down the main accused who remain on the run in AP, cops said.
Police said two of the arrested men are associates of main offender, Rajesh alias Rajanna. They had monitored the movements of Chandu Rathod (47) near his house and Shalivahana Nagar Park where he was gunned down after his morning walk on Tuesday by Rajesh, Prashanth and Yedu Kondalu.
'The duo kept informing Rajesh about the movements of the victim,' said a cop, adding that the third person helped the killers in getting out of the city. The men were caught from Potti Sriramulu Nellore district. Police teams are raiding different places, but have not succeeded in nabbing the killers, who are suspected to be hiding in Kavali town and surrounding areas.
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Rajesh and eight others have been booked under various sections of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and Arms Act based on complaint of Chandu's wife.
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