Hyderabad: A 44‑year‑old farmer was found dead under suspicious circumstances at Dedineni Pally village in Peddakothapally mandal of Nagar Kurnool district on Thursday morning.
The deceased, Chukka Govind, lived in the same village and worked as a farmer. Villagers said he had been facing marital disputes and court-related issues for some time. His wife had been living at her parental home, while the couple’s eight‑year‑old son stayed with her.
Suspicious death Peddakothapally triggers police probe
On Wednesday evening, Govind told his family he would take the cattle for water and went to his fields. When he did not return by morning, villagers went to check on him and found him dead in a suspicious condition.
Peddakothapally SI Satish visited the spot and began preliminary inquiries. Police registered a case under suspicious death and shifted the body to Nagar Kurnool District Hospital for post‑mortem examination.
The incident has raised concerns among villagers, who expressed doubts over the circumstances of the death.