Nayeemuddin ,renegade gangster of Maoist squad killed in Mahabubnagar ,Telegana

Hyderabad, Aug 8 (PTI) A gangster, who was earlier a member of a Maoist squad and was wanted in several cases including gunning down of an IPS officer in 1993, was today killed in an exchange of fire with police in Shadnagar town of Telanganas Mahabubnagar district.

“In an exchange of fire with local police Nayeemuddin has been killed,” a senior police official in the Intelligence wing told PTI. Nayeemuddin was allegedly involved in many cases including gunning down of IPS officer K S Vyas at L B stadium in the city in 1993.

He was accused in cases of murder, killings for gain, extortion and kidnapping for past many years, police said, adding that an investigation was on in the matter.

Nayeem was shot at a residential neighbourhood called Millenium Towers in Shadnagar town. Elite anti-Maoist Greyhound commandos were also involved in the operation.

In 2007, Nayeem allegedly tricked a police team and escaped after a court appearance saying he wanted to use the toilet.

It is suspected that Maoist outfits that go by the name “Nallamala Cobras and Kakatiya Cobras”, which owned the killing of several civil rights activists in 2005, were operated either by Nayeem or his aides.

It is not yet clear why the police were chasing Nayeem at this time.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who visited Telangana for the first time yesterday, was briefed about the encounter in a meeting with Home Minister Rajnath Singh and National Security Adviser Ajit Doval this morning.