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Hindustan Times
a day ago
- Hindustan Times
Man sentenced to death for killing six family members in Andhra in 2021
Jun 28, 2025 11:40 AM IST A local court on Friday sentenced a 50-year-old man to death for the brutal murder of six family members in Visakhapatnam district on April 15, 2021. Terming it a case of "extreme brutality", the court noted that six lives, including two children, were taken in cold blood. Battina Appalaraju entered the house of Bommidi Ramana in Juthada village of Pendurthi mandal and hacked six of his family members to death over a longstanding land dispute between the two families. The victims included Bommidi Ramana (63), Usharani (35), Alluri Ramadevi (53), Nakkella Aruna (37), a six-month-old infant, and a two-year-old child. After committing the murders, Appalaraju surrendered at the local police station. Terming it a case of "extreme brutality", the court noted that six lives, including two children, were taken in cold blood. Following the trial, the court awarded Appalaraju the death penalty. It also sentenced him to up to seven years of rigorous imprisonment under various IPC sections and imposed fines.


Hindustan Times
a day ago
- Hindustan Times
Man sentenced to death for killing six family members in Andhra Pradesh
Jun 28, 2025 01:54 AM IST A local court here on Friday sentenced a 50-year-old man to death for the brutal murder of six family members in Visakhapatnam district on April 15, 2021. After committing the murders, the accused surrendered at the local police station.(Representational) Battina Appalaraju entered the house of Bommidi Ramana in Juthada village of Pendurthi mandal and hacked six of his family members to death over a longstanding land dispute between the two families. The victims included Bommidi Ramana (63), Usharani (35), Alluri Ramadevi (53), Nakkella Aruna (37), a six-month-old infant, and a two-year-old child. After committing the murders, Appalaraju surrendered at the local police station. Terming it a case of "extreme brutality", the court noted that six lives, including two children, were taken in cold blood. Following the trial, the court awarded Appalaraju the death penalty. It also sentenced him to up to seven years of rigorous imprisonment under various IPC sections and imposed fines.


News18
2 days ago
- News18
Vizag Man Sentenced To Death For Killing Six Family Members
Last Updated: Terming it a case of "extreme brutality", the court noted that six lives, including two children, were taken in cold blood. A local court in Visakhapatnam on Friday sentenced a 50-year-old man to death for the gruesome killing of six family members on April 15, 2021. Battina Appalaraju entered the house of Bommidi Ramana in Juthada village of Pendurthi mandal and hacked six of his family members to death over a longstanding land dispute between the two families. The victims included Bommidi Ramana (63), Usharani (35), Alluri Ramadevi (53), Nakkella Aruna (37), a six-month-old infant, and a two-year-old child. After committing the murders, Appalaraju surrendered at the local police station. Terming it a case of 'extreme brutality", the court noted that six lives, including two children, were taken in cold blood. Following the trial, the court awarded Appalaraju the death penalty. It also sentenced him to up to seven years of rigorous imprisonment under various IPC sections and imposed fines.