Following directions from chief minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy, the Crime Investigation Department has taken up an enquiry into the heinous murder of Dalits at Laxmipuram village (Vangara police station limits, Srikakulam district).
Pending enquiry, the sub inspector of Vangara police station, the circle inspector OF Rajam and Baladevi, and the deputy superintendent of police of Palakonda, were all brought to VR with immediate effect. Substitutes have been posted at these places.
Meanwhile, the death toll in the incident rose to 5, with one more person having died at King George Hospital in Visakhapatnam, while undergoing treatment. The victim has been identified as Papaiah (55).
The group clash over the land dispute has, so far, claimed the lives of 5 Dalits, and injured 31 others. (INN)