A 23-year-old lady and her 35-year-old lover have been arrested together with six others for killing the previous’s 32-year-old husband weeks after their marriage ceremony in Jogulamba Gadwal district of Telangana, police officers mentioned on Thursday.
The deceased, Ganta Tejeswar, was a non-public land surveyor and a dance instructor from Rajaveedhinagar, Gadwal city. He left residence on the morning of June 17 however didn’t return, following which his brother lodged a criticism with police on June 18.
Preliminary investigations, based mostly on CCTV footage, revealed that Tejeshwar left in a automobile with folks he knew. His physique was later discovered close to Panyam city in Kurnool district of neighbouring Andhra Pradesh on June 21.
Giving particulars of the case, district superintendent of police T Srinivasa Rao mentioned the primary accused within the case was Tirumala Rao, who labored as a supervisor in a housing finance firm in Kurnool. He was in a relationship with a sweeper, Sujata, employed in his workplace whom he helped receive housing loans and meet her monetary wants. Later, he was in a relationship together with her daughter Aishwarya (23) and promised to marry her.
Aishwarya received engaged to Tejeshwar in December 2024. “After this, it grew to become tough for Tirumala Rao and Aishwarya to proceed their relationship. Consequently, they each deliberate to kill Tejeshwar by hiring contract killers,” the SP mentioned.
Tirumala Rao contacted Kummari Nagesh, a fee agent, and expressed his want to “do one thing about Tejeshwar”.
Rao offered Tejeshwar’s telephone quantity to Nagesh and requested him to befriend Tejeshwar underneath the pretext of buying land and “finally eradicate him”. In return, Tirumala Rao assured to help Nagesh financially and promised to fastrack his loan-related recordsdata.
As a part of the plan, Tirumala Rao additionally gave a GPS tracker to Nagesh and his affiliate, which they secretly connected to Tejeshwar’s bike to observe his actions.
On Might 18 this 12 months, Aishwarya received married to Tejeshwar underneath strain from her mom and different members of the family regardless of her reluctance, police mentioned.
“In December 2024, Aishwarya received engaged to Tejeshwar from Gadwal, however she continued to be in a relationship with Tirumala Rao. On Might 18, the wedding befell, however Aishwarya needed to eliminate Tejeshwar, in order that she may marry Tirumala Rao. So, with the assistance of her lover, she hatched the plan to eradicate Tejeshwar,” the SP mentioned, including that they had been planning to flee to Ladakh after the homicide.
Subsequently, on June 17, Nagesh and his two associates lured Tejeshwar to Kurnool on the pretext of conducting a land survey. On their return journey, between Erravalli and Gadwal, they murdered him contained in the car, bludgeoning his head, slitting his throat, and stabbing him within the abdomen.
“Later, Tirumala Rao, who reached there, directed them to take an off-route freeway into Kurnool and get rid of the physique close to the HNSS canal, which is a secluded place between Kurnool and Nandyal. Enroute, they modified their garments and threw away Tejeshwar’s cell phone and different belongings right into a canal,” the SP mentioned.
Investigation revealed that Tirumala Rao paid ₹1 lakh to the employed killers as an advance fee on the day of homicide and later paid one other ₹2 lakh on June 20, the police official mentioned.
