Hyderabad: Nephew of shooter Babu, Karne Umesh, was arrested by the police here on Wednesday in relation to the Bowenpally firing case.

It may be recalled that Dakuri Babu and his nephew Karne Umesh shot local Congress leader D Yadagiri on August 13 in Bowenpally area. The duo, on a bike, had waylaid Yadagiri who was on scooter near a hospital and attempted to kill him by firing three rounds at him with two country-made revolvers, Bowenpally Police Station Inspector K Kiran said. The accused had also opened fire inside the hospital and terrorised the patients before fleeing, he said. Yadagiri escaped with injuries. A case was registered and during the course of investigation it came to light that Babu and Yadagiri resided in the same locality and were known to each other.

Babu bore a grudge against Yadagiri after he failed to give promised amount of money to him with regard to a murder case of 2009 over a disputed land and for arranging a plot of 100 yards, the Inspector said, adding, Yadagiri had mediated in the incident. When Babu approached Yadagiri for payment, he avoided him following which he decided to eliminate the victim, the Inspector said.

Police seized two country-made revolvers, three live rounds from the scene near the hospital. Babu has a past criminal record and is involved in 14 cases, including two brutal murder cases, besides robbery and dacoity cases and one Arms case. Eleven Non-Bailable Warrants (NBW) are also pending against him, the officer added. The arrested shooter, Umesh, was sent to judicial remand.

PTI