A 32-year-old private land surveyor from Gadwal was found murdered in Andhra Pradesh’s Nandyal district, 30 days after his wedding. The body was recovered over 200 kilometres from his hometown, near the Handri-Neeva Sujala Sravanthi (HNSS) canal on June 21. The Gadwal police have detained five suspects, including his wife, Iswarya, a native of Kurnool, in what the police said was a premeditated murder linked to an affair.
The case resembles the recent Meghalaya honeymoon murder, in which an Indore-based newlywed Raja Raghuvanshi was killed by his wife and her lover during the couple’s honeymoon in the East Khasi Hills.
The victim in the Gadwal case, Tejeswar, who is also a dance teacher, stepped out for work on June 17 but did not return home, prompting his brother to file a missing person complaint on June 18. After tracking the mobile location, the body was found near the Handri-Neeva Sujala Sravanthi (HNSS) canal.
Gadwal Town Sub Inspector of Police Kummari Srinivas, who is investigating the case, said the murder was premeditated and appears to be linked to Iswarya’s alleged affair with Tirumala Rao, a manager at a non-banking finance company in Gadwal. The two were allegedly involved for the past three years, despite Mr. Rao being married for the last six years.
