Pranay murder case convict dies after complaining of chest pain in Cherlapally jail
Abdul Bari, one of the six accused in the 2018 murder of Pranay Kumar, died in Cherlapally jail after complaining of chest pain. Bari, accused number four, was transferred to Gandhi Hospital for treatment and later passed away. His body was taken for postmortem examination. The court had sentenced Bari and the other accused to life imprisonment in March 2025, while contract killer Subash Kumar Sharma received the death penalty.
Pranay was killed outside a private hospital in Miryalaguda on September 14, 2018, following an inter-caste marriage against his family's wishes. The murder was allegedly arranged by Pranay's father, T. Maruthi Rao, who contacted Bari through Abdul Kareem. Bari and Asghar Ali allegedly helped facilitate the contract killer's services for ₹1 crore.
Rao, the prime accused, took his own life at a guesthouse in Khairatabad on March 8, 2020, while the trial was still ongoing. The remaining accused faced trial, and the verdict was delivered in March 2025.
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