A sessions court in Andhra Pradesh’s Chittoor on Friday awarded the death penalty to five men for the 2015 murder of Chittoor Mayor Katari Anuradha and her husband, Katari Mohan, inside the Municipal Corporation office.

According to police, the court sentenced Chandrasekhar, GS Venkatachalapathi, Jayaprakash Reddy, Manjunath, and Venkatesh to capital punishment for their role in the crime.

The attack took place on November 17, 2015, when assailants entered the Chittoor Municipal Corporation office disguised in burqas and opened fire on Anuradha inside her chamber. Her husband Mohan, who rushed to her aid, was also killed in the assault. The prime accused, Chandrasekhar, was Anuradha’s nephew, and police said the motive stemmed from property and political disputes within the family.

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