Software Engineer Burnt Alive A heinous crime took place in Chandragiri Mandal of Tirupati district where a software engineer, Nagaraju, was burnt alive by miscreants at Gangudupalle on Naidu Peta-Poothalapattu road by pouring petrol in his car and setting it on fire.

According to the locals, the cops who reached the scene examined it and found that the dead body was in an unrecognizable condition. The police collected the details based on the car registration number.

The person who was burned alive in the car has been identified as Nagaraju, a techie from Brahmanapalli, Vedurukuppam Mandal. The reports suggest that the deceased was working in a big IT company in Bengaluru. Nagaraju is survived by his wife and two children.

On Saturday, after midnight, the car was allegedly stopped by miscreants while going to Brahmanapalli from Bengaluru and committed the crime. Cops suspect that he was murdered last night and the accused tried to make it appear like an accident.

Police are searching for the accused. An investigation is being conducted to find out the intention behind the murder.