Nellore:
A man travelling on a bus in Andhra Pradesh stabbed four co-passengers in the early hours today before managing to run away. He stabbed them in the chest. Three of them have died. One man identified as Ramesh, said to be a software engineer, has survived and shifted to hospital.
The murders took place early this morning in the Nellore Disrtrict on a bus headed to Chennai. The bus had started from Bhadrachalam in Khammam district of Andhra Pradesh in the afternoon. The killer boarded the bus at midnight. There was no conductor on board.
The suspect managed to escape in the chaos that followed the stabbing. He was said to be wearing a red shirt and black trousers and was small-built.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy has asked the police to ensure the man is found and arrested urgently. The police suspect the murderer could be known psychopaths for who police is on the lookout; one person called Samba, or Antony from Kerala.
Around 10 police teams have been formed to look for the attacker. Police teams from Kollam in Kerala have also been called in.