Ticket to sympathy: Telangana Congress leader stages attack on self

Vikram Goud is the son of former Andhra Pradesh minister Mukesh Goud

A youth Congress leader in Telangana was arrested for staging an attack on self and hiring people to shoot at him, all in the hopes of getting a party ticket to contest elections. Vikram Goud who was shot at his residence on July 28 is said to have planned the attack to harm himself to gain sympathy from the party and the people including those he was indebted to.

On July 28, Vikram Goud was shot at twice by miscreants. His wife rushed to his help and he was admitted to a hospital. The son of a former Andhra Pradesh minister had told the police that an attempt on his life was made by his political rivals. Within five days, the Hyderabad police cracked the case and found that Vikram Goud himself had masterminded the attack.

"He had meticulously planned the attack for four months. He hired goons for Rs 50 lakh, helped them procure a gun with which they ultimately shot him. He told the accused that they should make the attack seem like an attempt on his life so he can gain the sympathy of the party and the people to contest elections," said Mahendar Reddy, Commissioner of Hyderabad Police.

Following Vikram's complaint, the police had arrested five persons who exposed the conspiracy during questioning. Now Goud was also made an accused in the case and arrested on Thursday.

The conspiracy

Goud had been planning the attack since April. He got in touch with Nanda Kumar, one of the accused and explained his plan. Rs 50 lakh was paid to the team that would carryout the attack on Goud. The accused them procured a country-made weapon from Madhya Pradesh.

As per Goud's plan, two accused, Raees Khan and Shaik Ahmed, reached his house in the early hours of July 28. Khan fired two rounds at Goud's hands before fleeing along with Ahmed. The accused them disposed of the weapon in a waterbody. "Goud's only mistake, while hatching the conspiracy was underestimating the police. He was hoping that the culprits would remain unidentified and his plan will remain a secret forever. He also hoped that an attack like this would ease off financial burden since he owed in lakhs to debtors," the police said.

From wanting to be elected as MLA, Goud ended up being produced in court as an accused for planning an attack on self. In all, 8 people have been named accused in the case.

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