MAHABUBNAGAR: Activists of the CPI (Maoist) shot dead C.Laxmaiah, elder brother of Congress MLA from Achampet, C.Vamsi Krishna, around 7. 20 p.m. on Saturday night at Elmapally, his native village, in Amrabad mandal.

According to information reaching the district headquarters, two Maoists came to the house of C.Ramaswamy, another elder brother of the MLA, who was also residing in the same village.

As they entered the house, they asked for drinking water and Ramaswamy's wife, Janardanammma, went into the kitchen to bring water.

Brother questioned

The Maoists took Ramaswamy to the back of his house and when they were interacting with him his eldest brother Laxmaiah came to the spot. On seeing Laxmaiah, the Maoists asked Ramaswamy about his identity. When Ramaswamy replied that he was his eldest brother, the Maoists turned to him and shot him with a tapancha, which was carried by one of the Maoists. Laxmaiah died instantaneously. Ramaswamy managed to flee from the scene.

Body shifted

Later, the Maoists, while leaving the spot, left a letter stating that the killing was in protest against the `fake encounters' by the Y.S.Rajashekara Reddy Government and demanded the resignation of Congress leaders. The letter was signed by Nallamala area committee secretary Srisailam. The body of Laxmaiah was shifted to the Amrabad Government Hospital.

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