Telangana: Landlord attacked for asking rent

HYDERABAD: A tenant was arrested by Kushaiguda police on Monday for allegedly attempting to murder the house owner for telling him to pay the rent on Saturday. Kushaiguda police said that the tenant, Karthik, an autorickshaw driver, has been staying in the house of Sai Goud at VN Reddy Nagar.
Karthik has not been paying rent since several months and owes Sai Rs 12,000, police said. Sai had asked Karthik to vacate the house on Friday, however, he did not vacate the house.
“On Saturday, when Sai’s mother went to demand the rent from Karthik, he began abusing her verbally.After she complained to Sai, he got into an argument with Karthik. During this, Karthik brought a sickle and attempted to kill Sai. Sai defended himself, but sustained serious injuries,” Kushaiguda inspector Manmohan said. The accused was sent to judicial remand.