Hyderabad: Rallagudem Ramakrishna Reddy, a Bharatiya Janata Party leader and social activist from Badangpet in Telangana’s Rangareddy district, was found dead at his residence within the Medipally police station limits on Wednesday in a case being treated as suspicious by authorities.
Reddy had gained prominence locally for raising civic issues and had recently been involved in efforts to bring to light an alleged corruption scam worth around Rs 150 crore in the Badangpet area, according to reports.
His death has caused concern among residents and sparked questions over the circumstances in which it occurred.
Police said a case of suspicious death has been registered under Section 194 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, and an investigation is currently under way