Mohammed Nayeemuddin (died August 8, 2016),
commonly known as Nayeem, was a
naxal leader and alleged criminal. He first gained prominence in 1993 due to his alleged involvement killing of
Indian Police Service officer
K. S. Vyas
Kota Srinivas Vyas was an Andhra Pradesh Cadre Indian Police Service officer of the 1974 batch. He is known for founding the Greyhounds (police), Greyhounds police unit.
Career
K. S. Vyas was the first superintendent of police for the Vijayawad ...
.
He and his brother played an important role in killing
Belli Lalitha
Belli Lalitha (29 April 1974 – 26 May 1999) was an Indian folk singer and founder of Telangana Kala Samithi who was murdered in 1999.
Life
She was born in Nancharpet, Atmakur Mandali, Nalgonda district in a Telugu-speaking Kuruma family. She ha ...
in 1999. He was a resident of
Bhongir
Bhongir, officially known as, Bhuvanagiri is a district headquarters of the Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district and part of the Hyderabad Metropolitan Region of the Indian state of Telangana. Falling under Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authorit ...
located in
Nalgonda district on the border of
Hyderabad.
Nayeem was a leader of Maoist squad which was previously known as "naxalites of People's War" before turning himself in to authorities. Civil rights activists claim that after his surrender, Nayeem served as an informer to the police and helped in the elimination of other naxalites. Police deny this claim.
Chief minister of Telangana
The chief minister of Telangana is the head of government, chief executive of the Indian state of Telangana. In accordance with the Constitution of India, the Governors of states of India, governor is a state's ''de jure'' head, but ''de facto' ...
, K. Chandrasekhar Rao
Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao (born 17 February 1954), often referred to by his initials KCR, is an Indian politician serving as the first and current Chief Minister of Telangana, Chief Minister of Telangana since 2 June 2014. He is the founder ...
informed the Telangana Legislative Assembly in December 2016 that, after the death of Nayeemuddin, police arrested 124, registered 174 cases, and seized weapons and properties worth over . Rao further added Nayeem's gang was involved in 27 murder cases and its involvement was suspected in another 25 murder cases.
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Indian gangsters
Indian gangsters killed in encounters
Maoists
2016 deaths
Maoism in India