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16. While so, on 17.5.2008 at about 8.00 A.M., or 8.30 A.M. two (2) jeeps started from the house of D1 to go to Kurnool from Kapatralla Village. D1, D2, D4, D6, D7, D9, D10, D11, P.W.5 started in the first jeep. P.Ws. 1 to 4, P.W.7, P.W.8 and others started in another jeep. The jeep in which D1 and others were KSR, J & BVLNC, J Crl.A.No.1417 OF 2014 and Batch travelling was proceeded ahead. When the jeep of D1 reached Kapatralla Bus stop, D3, D5 and D8 got into the said jeep and then both the vehicles were proceeding to Kurnool. At about 9.00 A.M or 9.15 A.M. when the first jeep in which D1 was travelling reached Bodepadu-Machapuram Bus stop, bombs were hurled from both sides of the road on the said jeep. The driver of the second jeep after hearing the explosion stopped the vehicle and all the twelve (12) persons except P.W.1 got down from the jeep due to fear and hid themselves behind the bushes and P.W.1 alone remained in the jeep. When the driver of the first jeep proceeded further, a lorry came in the opposite direction in a high speed and dashed the jeep in which D1 and others were travelling. The jeep got struck beneath the lorry. P.W.1 saw A4 and A20 got down from the lorry armed with hunting sickles. A47 and A48 went to the road from bushes and instigated other accused to kill D1, D2 and others. Then A1 hurled bomb on the first jeep of D1. Then A1 hacked on the forehead of D1 with hunting sickle, A2 hurled a bomb on D1, A4 dragged D1 from the jeep and hacked D1 on the chin with a hunting sickle, A3 hacked D1 on his left hand with a hunting sickle, A5 and A6 hurled bombs on the jeep of D1. A8, A9, A10, A11, A12, A13, A14, A15, A17 and A18 also hurled bombs on the jeep of D1 and hacked him with hunting KSR, J & BVLNC, J Crl.A.No.1417 OF 2014 and Batch sickles. Thereafter all the accused raised voice uttering that all the persons in the jeep are dead and fled away from the scene of offence in a Tata sumo and a Mini Lorry towards Laddagiri Village. Five minutes after the accused left, P.W.1 got down from the second jeep and went towards the first jeep and found the dead body of D1 lying on the ground by the side of the jeep. Except P.W.5, D6 and D11, all others were lying dead. Thereafter the persons who were travelling in the second jeep went to that place and shifted the injured to the Government hospital in 108 Ambulance. At about 9.00 A.M. P.W.28-S.I., Devanakonda Police Station received a call from P.W29- the Inspector, Pathikonda Police Station informing that an attack took place against D1 and asked him to go to Kapatralla village to maintain law and order. At about 9.20 or 9.30 A.M. P.W.37- Inspector, Kodumuru Circle received information about collision of two (2) vehicles. By the time, P.W.37 reached scene of offence, there was already a big gathering of people and presence of 108 Ambulance. He found some of the persons in the jeep died. Then immediately P.W.37 informed the same to P.W.41-SDPO, Kurnool. He shifted the injured persons i.e., P.W.5, D6 and D11 in 108 Ambulance to Government General Hospital, Kurnool.

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55. P.W.1 in his report-Ex.P1 has stated that D1 along with D2, D7, P.W.5, D9, D11, D6 and D4 started from Kapatralla village to go to Kurnool town in a trax jeep bearing registration No. No.AP21M8434, P.W.1, L.W.35-Sk.Badehsaheb, L.W.38-Ediga Anjaneyulu, P.W.2, P.W.7, L.W.37-Diddikadi Naganna, L.W.28-Boya Chintamanu, P.W.8, L.W.27-Boya Narasaiah, P.W.4, L.W.34-Boya Ramudu and P.W.3 in another trax jeep followed the first jeep at about 8.30 A.M., while proceeding towards Kurnool, D3, D5, and D8 got into the first jeep at Kapatralla stage. Both the vehicles were proceeding towards Kurnool. At about 9.00 A.M. when both the vehicles passed through Bodepadu-Machapuram stage, bombs were hurled on first jeep in which all the deceased were travelling from both sides of the road. Inspite of that the first jeep was proceeding and a lorry bearing registration No. AP26U1168 came in opposite direction and dashed the said jeep which was stuck beneath the lorry. Some of the persons got down from the lorry. At that time, A47 and A48 came out from bushes and uttered to kill D1, D2 and all others. Then A1 hurled a bomb on D1 and hacked D1 with a hunting sickle on the forehead. A2 hurled a bomb on D1. A4 hacked D1 on his face with a hunting sickle. A3 hacked on the left hand of D1 with a hunting sickle. Then A5, A6, A7, A17, A8, A9, A18, A11, A12, A13, KSR, J & BVLNC, J Crl.A.No.1417 OF 2014 and Batch A14, A15, A16 and others hurled bombs on the jeep and hacked with hunting sickles. After confirming that all the deceased died A47, A48 and some others went towards Laddagiri leaving the lorry there itself. Due to fear, P.W.1 remained in the second jeep. After all the accused left the scene P.W.1 got down from the second jeep and he along with P.Ws 2 to 4 and P.Ws. 6 to 8 went to the first jeep and found all of them died except P.W.5, D6 and D11.

56. Coming to the evidence of P.W.1, he has stated that after the lorry dashed the first jeep, the jeep stuck beneath the lorry. He states that A4 and A20 got down from the jeep. Then A47 and 48 came out from the bushes uttering to kill D1, D2 and all others. A1 hurled a bomb on the jeep and hacked on the forehead of D1 with a hunting sickle. A2 also hurled a bomb on D1. A4 dragged D1 from the jeep and hacked on his chin with a hunting sickle. A3 hacked on the left hand of D1 with a hunting sickle. Then A5 and A6 hurled bombs on the jeep. A8, A17, A9, A18, A11, A10, A15, A16, A14, A12 and A13 hurled bombs on the jeep and hacked D1 and other deceased with hunting sickles. Thereafter, all the accused fled away towards Laddagiri village in a Tata Sumo and a Mini Lorry uttering that all the deceased died. P.Ws 1 to 4 and P.Ws.6 to 8 went to the first jeep and found all of them died except P.W.5, D6 and D11. They KSR, J & BVLNC, J Crl.A.No.1417 OF 2014 and Batch shifted three injured persons i.e. P.W.5, D6 and D11 to Government General Hospital, Kurnool in 108 Ambulance. Then P.W.1 went to Gonegandla Police Station and gave Ex.P1 report to the police.

60. Coming to the evidence of P.W.6, he stated that after the lorry dashing the jeep, A1 got down from the lorry and hurled a bomb on the jeep. A1 hacked on the forehead of the deceased with a hunting sickle. A2 hurled a bomb on the deceased. A3 an A4 hacked on the left hand and chin of D1 with hunting sickle. He also stated that A23 hacked on the left side of neck of D2. He further stated that A26, A32 and A36 hurled bombs on the jeep.

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