5 get death penalty in Andhra for 2015 murder of Chittoor mayor, husband
A Chittoor sessions court sentenced five men to death for the 2015 murder of Mayor Katari Anuradha and her husband, Katari Mohan, who were killed inside the Municipal Corporation office.
by Deepthi Rao · India TodayIn Short
- Five sentenced to death in Chittoor mayor murder case
- Mayor Anuradha, husband killed in 2015 attack
- Prime accused Chandrasekhar led armed assault
A sessions court in Andhra Pradesh’s Chittoor on Friday awarded the death penalty to five men for the 2015 murder of Chittoor Mayor Katari Anuradha and her husband, Katari Mohan, inside the Municipal Corporation office.
According to police, the court sentenced Chandrasekhar, GS Venkatachalapathi, Jayaprakash Reddy, Manjunath, and Venkatesh to capital punishment for their role in the crime.
The double murder took place in November 2015 when an armed group led by Chandrasekhar, the prime accused, attacked and killed the couple inside the office premises, police said.
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