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In a sensational judgment, the IX Additional District and Sessions Court successful Chittoor connected Friday (October 31, 2025) awarded decease punishment to 5 accused successful the brutal execution lawsuit of erstwhile Chittoor Mayor Katari Anuradha and her hubby Katari Mohan.
The tribunal recovered each 5 accused — Chandrasekhar alias Chintu (A1), Venkata Chalapathi alias Mulabagilu Venkatesh (A2), Jayaprakash Reddy (A3), Manjunath (A4), and Venkatesh alias Gangannapalli Venkatesh (A5) — blameworthy of execution and transgression conspiracy, and sentenced them to death.
The treble murder, which occurred wrong the Chittoor Municipal Corporation bureau successful November 2015, had sent shockwaves crossed the State. Anuradha and Mohan were attacked successful wide daylight by a pack reportedly hired implicit political- and idiosyncratic feuds.
The Chittoor municipality constabulary had recorded statements of 57 witnesses and filed complaint expanse against 27 accused. The tribunal had earlier this period acquitted 22 others. The verdict, which came a decennary later, ends stalemate implicit the astir high-profile execution cases successful the district.
