Hyderabad: Some unidentified persons attacked on two lawyers hacked to death on Wednesday on the way to Manthani from Hyderabad. The two lawyers Gattu Vaman Rao and PV Nagamani were couples residing in Manthani, and they are practicing in Telangana High Court. The attackers were on the waylaid on the road and attacked on couple’s car.

One of the videos shows him lying on the road as an attacker repeatedly stabs him. A bus slows down and honks. The as the man on the ground stops moving and the attacker gets into his car and drives away, the bus moves off too. A biker who had stopped by to watch also starts moving. Lawyer Vaman Rao’s wife Nagamani died on the spot, Vaman Rao was seriously injured and shifted to nearby hospital, and he died in the hospital while undergoing treatment, the police said.

According to the police, Vaman Rao gave a declaration to one person who helped him to shift him to hospital, the TRS activist Kunta Srinivas has attacked on him. His statement was recorded in a cell phone before his death. Police Commissioner V Satyanarayana said that “attackers seem to be professional killers. Just half-hour ago, Kishan Rao, father of Vaman Rao filed a complaint against Kunta Srinivas and others”.

The CP also said “We are looking for him and have taken 10 of his associates into custody. We have formed six teams. Three DCPs, three ACPs, task force and the cyber-crime section are investigating. Other than the three named, we are investigating if others are also involved”. The couple had reportedly lodged a formal complaint with the Chief Justice of the Telangana High Court, saying their lives were under threat. The Bar Association and other organisations have condemned the attack and demanded an immediate arrest of the accused. There is also a demand that no lawyer should appear on behalf of the accused.