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Andhra industrialist Velamati Chandrasekhar Janardhan Rao stabbed 73 times by grandson over property dispute

Andhra industrialist Velamati Chandrasekhar Janardhan Rao's grandson Keerthi Teja has been arrested for his brutal murder over a property dispute, police said on Sunday.

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HYDERABAD: Andhra industrialist Velamati Chandrasekhar Janardhan Rao's grandson Keerthi Teja has been arrested for his brutal murder over a property dispute, police said on Sunday.  Janardhan Rao, the head of the Veljan Group of Companies, was murdered at his residence in Hyderabad on Thursday night. The incident came to light late on Saturday after police arrested the accused kin.

His US-returned grandson Keerthi Teja allegedly stabbed him with a knife 73 times after a heated argument over property.

Janardhan Rao, 86, who hailed from Eluru in Andhra Pradesh, has been living at his residence in Somajiguda here for the last few months. He had recently appointed his eldest daughter's son, Srikrishna as Director of Veljan Group and transferred shares worth Rs 4 crore to Keerthi Teja, son of his second daughter Sarojini Devi.

According to police, Sarojini Devi and her son visited Janardhan Rao's residence on Thursday. There was an argument between Janrdhan Rao and Keethi Teja over the distribution of property. (IANS)

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