Karimnagar: A district principal and sessions court has sentenced 15 persons to life imprisonment for the murder of a village cooperative leader in Karimnagar district. The court also imposed a fine of ₹1,500 on each convict, bringing closure to a case that dates back to 2019.
The incident occurred on April 19, 2019, when Bojja Tirupati (48), then president of the village fishermen’s cooperative society, was killed on the outskirts of Chamanapalli village under Karimnagar rural police limits.
According to the prosecution, the murder was driven by a dispute over the removal of the accused from the society’s membership. The prime accused, Mayakala Dharmarajam, along with 14 others, allegedly carried out a planned attack, pelting Tirupati with stones before strangling him. The case was registered based on a complaint filed by the victim’s wife, Bojja Samatha.
The commissioner of police lauded the investigation team and public prosecutor M. Pratap for securing the conviction through scientific evidence, stating that it reflects the department’s commitment to ensuring justice. The convicts have been shifted to a central prison to serve their sentences.
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