Man on bail kills six in Rangareddy, Telangana

A man in Telangana's Rangareddy district has been accused of murdering six people, including his wife, his two young children, and a teenage girl who had accused him of sexual assault along with her mother and grandmother. The killings occurred in the early hours of Saturday, July 11, 2026, in the Daivalaguda village area of Shabad mandal, according to police.

The accused, identified as Raj Kumar, is believed to have carried out the attacks in a targeted act of revenge. Officials said the violence is directly linked to a case registered against him under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. The 17-year-old victim in that case was the complainant.

Police reports indicate the sequence began when Kumar allegedly killed his wife, Saritha, and their two sons, aged four and two, at their residence. He then went to the home of the teenage girl. There, he allegedly killed the girl's 45-year-old mother and 65-year-old grandmother when they tried to intervene as he attempted to take the girl away. Kumar then took the 17-year-old to a deserted area near Akhil Sagar lake, where he allegedly killed her. Preliminary investigations suggest signs of sexual assault on the...