- The Intel Nayeem was a Maoist at one point in time. Then he became a police informant and eventually a gangster.
- Operations He is said to be involved in many high-profile murders. He was said to be close to politicians as well as the police.
- Execution Many believe that Nayeem was shot dead as he had started threatening people close to CM Chandrasekhar Rao.
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Those who live by the sword are often said to die by it. Therefore, it was not surprising when Nayeemuddin, 45, was killed in a police encounter 50 km from Hyderabad. But, since then, both intriguing and chilling disclosures have tumbled out of the police headquarters regarding his life, leading to questions about his death.
Dubbed as Telangana’s “Gaddafi”, the Maoist-turned-gangster is said to have used women as bodyguards and children as human shields. A cross-dresser with three wives, 250 bank accounts in the name of people he knew and 300...
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