Overview
- A sessions court in Chittoor awarded capital punishment to S. Chandrasekhar alias Chintu, Govinda Swami Srinivasayya Venkatachalapathi alias Venkatesh, Jayaprakash Reddy alias Jayareddy, Manjunath alias Manju, and Muniratnam Venkatesh.
- Prosecutors said assailants entered the municipal corporation building in burqas on November 17, 2015, shooting Anuradha in her chamber and fatally stabbing Mohan after a chase.
- Investigators identified a family dispute involving property and politics as the motive, with nephew Chandrasekhar named as the prime conspirator.
- The nearly decade‑long trial examined 122 witnesses and extensive evidence, with more than 20 people initially named before discharges and one death during proceedings.
- Police enforced heightened security including Section 30 restrictions and escorted the convicts back to prison, while the victims’ family publicly welcomed the verdict.