Telangana POCSO accused wanted for 6 murders found dead in a field

Authorities in Telangana's Ranga Reddy district discovered the body of a 29-year-old man, P. Rajkumar, in a field on Monday, who was accused in a Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) case and suspected of six murders. Police are treating the death as a suspected suicide.

A bottle of pesticide was found near Rajkumar's body. Investigators also recovered his mobile phone, which contained a video recorded shortly before the alleged killings. In the video, Rajkumar reportedly spoke of mounting debts from online betting, stating that these financial pressures had left him disillusioned with life and feeling betrayed by a woman he trusted.

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A bottle of pesticide was found near his body.

Rajkumar had been booked on May 16 following a complaint by a 17-year-old girl and was arrested on May 26. He was later released on anticipatory bail, as the offenses he was charged with carried a maximum punishment of less than seven years. Police allege that after his release, Rajkumar proceeded to kill the minor complainant's mother and grandmother, then abducted and murdered the teenager. Subsequently, he is suspected of killing his wife and their two sons.

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mounting debts had left him disillusioned with life and that he felt betrayed by “a woman he trusted”