A disfigured face did not deter policemen from identifying the body of 30-year-old Pallakonda Raju. The cops quickly noticed two tattoos ‘Mounika’ (one in Telugu and another in English) on his forearms and his shaggy hair was was key to recognising him. Later, even the family members of Raju confirmed that it was his body.
Local police who went to the spot upon getting information about the ‘forced killing’ of a man on the railway track near Naskhal railway station in Jangaon district could confirm that it was Raju by analysing his physical features with the ‘Most Wanted’ posters, and by comparing his clothes, two tattoos on his forearms, and the shaggy hair.
“Our people went there and based on the available details they confirmed it was Raju. Later, we got confirmation from his family members too,” Warangal Commissioner of Police Tarun Joshi said. Even the eyewitnesses maintained that they recognised it was Raju after noticing the tattoos on his both arms and…
