Anantapur, February 23: The air turned palpably tense in this faction-ridden town following the murder of Congress leader Tagarakunta Konda Reddy, a suspect in the murder of Paritala Ravi, here this evening.
Three men went to the house of Konda Reddy in Sai Nag ar local i ty at around 7 pm and called him by name. When he went to look, he was shot from very close range. He died on the spot.
A known factionist, 52- year Konda Reddy is a former mandal praja parishad president of Kanaganipalle mandal.
When slain TDP factionist Paritala was alive, there had been two attempts on the life of Konda Reddy. In one of them, he was hacked down badly and left for dead. He was lucky to survive. But his luck ran out today.
As news spread of the murder, police rushed to the spot and a high alert was declared in the town and other sensitive areas of the district.
–Agencies