After Indore and Andhra, now Telangana woman in affair with boss kills husband
on Thursday arrested eight people, including a newly-wed woman and her lover, in connection with the abduction and murder of 32-year-old land surveyor Ganta Tejeshwar on June 17.
According to police, the murder was masterminded by V Tirumala Rao, 35, a manager at
Can Fin Homes Ltd
in Kurnool, and his lover Sahasra, also known as Aishwarya, 23, who was Tejeshwar's wife. The duo enlisted a gang by offering cash and other incentives to carry out the crime.
All eight accused have been remanded to judicial custody, while police plan to seek further custody for crime scene reconstruction and recovery of evidence.
How did they carry out the murder
Tirumala Rao was in an illicit relationship with Aishwarya. After her family arranged her marriage to Tejeshwar in December 2024, Aishwarya and Tirumala Rao conspired to eliminate him. To execute the plan, Rao promised cash and quick bank deals to two men, Nagesh and Parashuramudu, who then roped in a third accomplice, Raju.
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The trio approached Tejeshwar pretending to be land buyers and even planted a GPS tracker on his bike to monitor his movements. On June 17, they picked him up near Krishna Reddy Bungalow in a rented car and took him to a remote location near Erravalli, where they slit his throat and strangled him. His body was later dumped in a canal near Panyam Ghat Road in Nandyal, and his mobile phones were discarded in the Krishna river.
Tirumala Rao paid the gang Rs 3.5 lakh and helped coordinate the disposal of evidence. Although Aishwarya's mother Sujatha was aware of the plot, she did not participate. Rao's father, Tirupataiah, assisted him in evading arrest. Police have seized the rental car used in the crime, while two other vehicles are yet to be recovered.
The accused include: Tirumala Rao, Aishwarya, three contract killers - K Nagesh, 33, Ch Parashuramudu, 30, and Ch Raju, 25 - Tirumala Rao's father Tirupataiah, 64, a retired APSP cop, Aishwarya's mother Sujatha, 50, and A Mohan, 30, a mason from Jammiched village who tracked Tejeshwar's movements.
Gadwal SP T Srinivasa Rao said Tirumala Rao and the three killers were caught at the Pulluru inter-state toll plaza during a vehicle check around 5am on Thursday. Their confession led to the arrest of the others from Kurnool and Gadwal.
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