Suri, who inspired RGV's Rakta Charitra, shot dead
The gangster-politician suffered two bullet injuries on his head and two in his chest. He died at 7.55 pm after battling for life at Apollo Hospital , Jubilee Hills . Sources said he had bled profusely and slipped into a coma .
Suri was the main accused in the 1997 murder of Paritala Ravindra, who was then legislator.
According to the police Suri was shot at around 3.30 pm. There were, however, various versions of what happened.
Some sources said the attackers fired at him when he was getting off his Skoda on his return from his advocate’s office.
City police commissioner A K Khan, who rushed to the hospital, said, “The driver is the only witness of the incident.
According to him, the person sitting beside Suri in the car fired at him. The driver brought Suri to the hospital while the suspect ran away.”
Police identified the person travelling with Suri as Bhanu, his follower for eight years. Suri’s relative and aide Madhu was driving the car.
Ram Gopal Varma , who had met Suri before his film, said he was shocked. “I narrated the whole film to him.
At the end of Rakta Charitra , we had said the saga would continue and anyone who took to the gun was not going to live. It is as if the film predicted what would happen to Suri.”
Hospital sources said Suri did not respond to treatment. TheCT Scan revealed a bullet in his head.
Suri’s followers flocked to the hospital and police deployed forces to control the crowd. Tension prevailed inAnantapur district as his followers staged violent protests.
Intelligence sources said they suspected Paritala Ravi’s follower Chaman may be behind the attack. Chaman, a wanted factionist, has been living inBelgaum for many years.
Only a couple of months ago, Suri’s staunch opponent Pothula Suresh was arrested and brought to Cherlapalli jail.
Suresh had been underground ever since Paritala Ravi was killed in 2005, fearing for life in the YS Rajasekhar Reddy government.
In less than a year after YSR died, Suresh was arrested and jailed.
About Suri
Director Ram Gopal Varma made the film on the Anantapur faction feuds, in which Suri was depicted as the one who bore a grudge against Paritala Ravindra for killing his entire family in a bomb blast in 1990s.
Maddilacheruvu Suri was on Independence Day pardoned by the state government in the 1997 car bomb blast outside Rama Naidu Studios at Jubilee Hills.
The blast injured as many as 23 people including five from a television channel crew. Suri was on bail in the subsequent Paritala Ravi murder case of 2005. He has living inBangalore for the most part.
There was talk that he would join YS Jaganmohan Reddy’s to-be-launched party.
Suri was the main accused in the 1997 murder of Paritala Ravindra, who was then legislator.
According to the police Suri was shot at around 3.30 pm. There were, however, various versions of what happened.
According to one, Suri was fired at while he was walking and another said his vehicle was waylaid by attackers who came in a car and fled the scene after the attack.
Some sources said the attackers fired at him when he was getting off his Skoda on his return from his advocate’s office.
City police commissioner A K Khan, who rushed to the hospital, said, “The driver is the only witness of the incident.
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| A TV grab of Maddilacheruvu Suri being taken to a hospital and (below) a poster of Rakta Charitra II in which actor Surya played him |
According to him, the person sitting beside Suri in the car fired at him. The driver brought Suri to the hospital while the suspect ran away.”
Police identified the person travelling with Suri as Bhanu, his follower for eight years. Suri’s relative and aide Madhu was driving the car.
At the end of Hospital sources said Suri did not respond to treatment. The
Suri’s followers flocked to the hospital and police deployed forces to control the crowd. Tension prevailed in
Intelligence sources said they suspected Paritala Ravi’s follower Chaman may be behind the attack. Chaman, a wanted factionist, has been living in
Only a couple of months ago, Suri’s staunch opponent Pothula Suresh was arrested and brought to Cherlapalli jail.Suresh had been underground ever since Paritala Ravi was killed in 2005, fearing for life in the YS Rajasekhar Reddy government.
In less than a year after YSR died, Suresh was arrested and jailed.
About Suri
Maddilacheruvu Suri was on Independence Day pardoned by the state government in the 1997 car bomb blast outside Rama Naidu Studios at Jubilee Hills.
The blast injured as many as 23 people including five from a television channel crew. Suri was on bail in the subsequent Paritala Ravi murder case of 2005. He has living in
There was talk that he would join YS Jaganmohan Reddy’s to-be-launched party.
