POCSO Accused Kills Own Wife, Two Children and Three Members of Minor Girl’s Family in Telangana; Massive Manhunt Underway
A shocking case of multiple murders has rocked Telangana's Rangareddy district after a 35-year-old man, who was facing charges under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, allegedly killed six people, including his own wife and two children, before fleeing the scene.
Police identified the accused as P. Rajkumar, who is alleged to have carried out the attacks on Friday night in different locations under the Shabad police station limits. According to investigators, the first targets were the minor girl who had filed the POCSO complaint against him, her mother and her maternal grandmother. The accused later allegedly killed his wife and two young children, taking the death toll to six.
Officials said Rajkumar had been booked in May this year after the minor girl's family accused him of stalking her. He had recently secured anticipatory bail in the case before the alleged murders took place.
According to police, the victims were attacked with a sickle and a knife, and the accused allegedly slit their throats during the assault. Soon after the killings, Rajkumar reportedly called his father and confessed to committing the murders.
His parents subsequently informed the police, following which teams rushed to the crime scenes. However, by then the accused had escaped. A large-scale search operation has been launched to trace and arrest him.
Investigators believe the killings may have been driven by resentment over the POCSO case filed against him. However, police are yet to determine why the accused allegedly turned on his own family and killed his wife and two children.
Officials said Rajkumar's motive will become clearer after he is taken into custody and questioned. Two separate criminal cases have been registered, and forensic teams are assisting in the investigation.
Police have intensified the manhunt while security has been strengthened in the area to prevent any further untoward incidents.
