Two Killed in Suspected Retaliatory Attack in Kurnool Village

Overview

• Police said about 20 assailants wielding sharp weapons carried out successive strikes in Kandanati, Yemmiganur mandal.
• Paramesh, 36, and Venkatesh, 38, were killed in the attacks.
• Govind was critically injured, his five-year-old son suffered serious injuries, and his wife sustained minor wounds, with treatment in Yemmiganur and Kurnool hospitals.
• Investigators said the group first attacked Govind as he returned from Palankadu, then assaulted Paramesh near his residence, and later killed Venkatesh in a field.
• Officers have deployed a police picket as they probe suspected revenge for a February 2025 double murder case involving the victims, with formal action pending a complaint.