A man who had filed a legal complaint against former Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao and others, alleging corruption in the construction of the Medigadda barrage under the Kaleshwaram project, was found murdered on Wednesday, a day before a scheduled court hearing, police said.

The deceased, identified as N Rajalingamurthy, was reportedly stabbed to death by two unidentified individuals over a land dispute, police stated, ruling out any political motive behind the crime.

According to officials, the attack occurred around 7:30 PM while Rajalingamurthy was riding a motorcycle. He was intercepted and stabbed, succumbing to his injuries while being taken to the hospital.

A case has been registered, and further investigation is underway, police added.

Rajalingamurthy had filed a private complaint in October 2023, seeking an FIR against KCR and others after structural issues were reported in the Medigadda barrage. In response, KCR and his nephew, former minister T Harish Rao, approached the Telangana High Court, which in December 2023 stayed a lower court's order that had permitted proceedings against them.