# Security guard, 62, murdered at farmhouse near Chittoor 2026-08-08T13:49:19+00:00 | India | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The body of Anandaiah, a 62-year-old security guard, was found at a farmhouse in Mangapuram village in Chittoor district on Saturday morning. His throat had been slit, and he was lying in a pool of blood. Other workers alerted police when they arrived for duty. The farmhouse owner, Chinna Rajulu Naidu, lives in the US. Police have registered a case, deployed a CLUES team for forensic evidence, and will examine CCTV footage. The motive remains unknown. The body has been sent for postmortem at Chittoor district hospital. ## Coverage - thehindu.com Tags: Andhra Pradesh, Chittoor, farmhouse, murder, police investigation, security guard Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/security-guard-62-murdered-at-farmhouse-near-chittoor/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/security-guard-62-murdered-at-farmhouse-near-chittoor/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.