BRS leader found dead on railway tracks near Shankarpally

Dasari Laxma Reddy, a BRS leader from Zaheerabad in Sangareddy district, was found dead on the railway tracks near the Shankarpally station on the city outskirts on Friday. Railway police suspect he could have died by suicide. Laxma Reddy has in the past served as market committee chairman in Zaheerabad.

Railway police said that railway staff noticed an unidentified body lying on the tracks at about 5 pm. Police on examining the body found a



remotely operated car key. Using the key, they found a car parked outside the station and prima facie identified the body as that of Laxma Reddy.

Later, his family members identified him. They told police that he did not have any health, finance or family issues. He had left home on Thursday night saying he would return soon, his wife Anitha told police. He has two daughters, who are married.