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Nayeem threatened TRS legislators?
A former Maoist turned gangster was killed on Monday during an exchange of fire with police in Telangana\'s Shadnagar town, officials said.
​Hyderabad: A former Maoist turned gangster was killed on Monday during an exchange of fire with police in Telangana's Shadnagar town, officials said.
Nayeem, who was accused of killing a police officer and many former Maoist leaders, was in a four-wheeler which was intercepted by a police team.
While the driver managed to escape, Nayeem opened fire on police, who returned the fire that killed him, the Telangana Police official said.
The encounter took place near a house in Millennium Township in Mahabubnagar district, about 50 km from Hyderabad.
Earlier reports said Nayeem was hiding in the house and on a tip-off the police surrounded the house, and that he was killed during an exchange of fire.
Mahabubanagar district Superintendent of Police Rema Rajeswari told reporters that one AK47 was found and a pistol was recovered from Nayeem's vehicle.
The police officer said an extortion case was registered against a suspected person in Nizamabad district. The suspect had demanded Rs 1 crore.
"An investigation team and local police reached here following information about the movement of the suspect in a white Ford Endeavour," she said.
"The search operation in the house is still on. We will come out with all details later," the SP added.
Mohammed Nayeemuddin alias Nayeem, a native of Bhongir town in Nalgonda district of Telangana, was an accused in several high-profile criminal cases, including the murder of Indian Police Service officer K.L. Vyas in 1993.
He was allegedly also involved in over 130 criminal cases, including 20 murder cases.
After he came out of the fold of then People's War Group (PWG), Nayeem turned a gangster. He allegedly also became a covert operative for police and eliminated several top Maoists and their sympathisers, sources said.
