Hyderabad, February 22: Another accused in the case related to the murder of TDP legislator Paritala Ravindra, T Konda Reddy, was killed by unidentified gunmen at his house in Anantapur town of Andhra Pradesh this evening, police said.
Konda Reddy, accused No 13 in Ravindra murder case, was shot dead by four persons who fired at least five rounds using small firearms at around 6.15 pm today, resulting in Konda’s death on the spot, a senior police officer told PTI over phone.
“The four assailants who came on two bikes entered Reddy’s house by telling his family members that they wanted to meet him, and opened fired,” the officer said, adding that gunmen immediately fled after the incident.
Konda Reddy, a Congress leader and former Mandal President of Kangaganapalle town, was arrested in Ravindra murder case in 2005 and was released on bail in February 2009.
–Agencies