Lawyers protest over mishandling of advocate’s death in Rangareddy

A group of lawyers on Wednesday, February 4, staged a protest at the Moinabad Police Station after the cops allegedly refused to file a complaint of a female lawyer’s murder in Rangareddy.

The 34-year-old lawyer, identified as Swapna, was murdered by her brother over a property dispute in the Kethireddypally village within the Moinabad Police Station limits. She was a practising lawyer in the Chevalla court and visited



the farmland, where a panchayat was reportedly being held to settle the family dispute.

Soon after, the discussion between Swapna and her brother escalated into a heated argument, following which he allegedly attacked her with a knife, stabbing her in the neck.

She suffered from serious injuries and fell on the spot. The villagers rushed Swapna to the hospital, but she was declared dead on arrival.