Another honeymoon ends in murder: Andhra wife, her married lover arrested for killing husband weeks after wedding
Victim went missing on June 17
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In a murder case with similarities to the recent honeymoon killing in Meghalaya, a 32-year-old land surveyor from Telangana was found dead days after he went missing. Police say he was allegedly killed by three contract killers hired by his wife's lover. Four people have been taken into custody, while the main suspect, said to be the wife's lover, is still missing.The victim, G Tejeshwar, a private land surveyor from Rajaveedhi in Gadwal town, married T Sahasra alias Ishwarya, 25, a month ago at Anjaneya Temple in Beechupalli. The couple had tied the knot on May 17, going ahead with the wedding despite resistance from Tejeshwar's family.On the evening of June 17, Tejeshwar got into a car in Gadwal and did not return home. His brother, Tejvardhan, filed a missing person's report with Gadwal town police the next day.'We verified CCTV footage at different places and found that Tejeshwar got into a car on June 17. Our teams located the decomposed body in the HNSS Canal in Sugalimetta under the Panyam police station limits of Nandyal district (AP) on June 21. Family members of the victim identified the body,' said Gadwal superintendent of police T Srinivasa Rao.Based on the car's registration, police picked up three suspects from Kurnool — Nagesh, Parashuram, and Raju. Investigations revealed that the three had approached Thirumala Rao, a non-banking finance company (NBFC) manager in Kurnool, seeking a loan. According to police, it was Rao who convinced them to carry out the murder.'The three said Thirumala Rao convinced them to kill Tejeshwar. On June 17, they picked up Tejeshwar from Gadwal on the pretext of carrying out a land survey at Yerravalli in Gadwal. They killed him by slitting his throat in the car,' said a Gadwal police officer.The body was shown to Rao before it was dumped in the HNSS canal. Rao allegedly paid ₹2 lakh to the killers. The Swift Dzire used in the murder was later recovered from Panyam.Tejeshwar's wife, Ishwarya, has also been taken into custody. Police said she was aware of the murder plan and even shared her husband's location with the prime accused, Thirumala Rao.According to investigators, Rao, who is married, was earlier in a relationship with Ishwarya's mother, Sujatha. She worked as a sweeper at the NBFC where Rao was employed. In her absence, Ishwarya used to do the cleaning work, during which Rao developed a relationship with her as well.'Tejeshwar believed her story and, against the advice of his family, married Ishwarya on May 18. His family also attended the wedding reluctantly. But differences apparently cropped up between the couple days after the wedding. Tejeshwar was unhappy with Ishwarya constantly talking to a stranger on the phone,' a senior police officer said.Police say a manhunt is underway to trace Rao, who is believed to be the main accused. The motive behind the killing is still under investigation.
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