Mahbubnagar, January 25: A Telugu Desam leader of Marchala village under Kalwakurthiy Mandal in Mahbubnagar district was allegedly murdered and the accused were arrested by the police on Tuesday. Shadnagar DSP Madhava Reddy said Narender Reddy and Tirupathaiah Goud of Marchala were members of TDP. Reddy was said to be allegedly having an affair with the wife of Goud. Goud warned him and asked him not to visit his house. As there was no change in the attitude of Reddy, they planned to eliminate him. On January 18, Goud’s wife invited Reddy to their house, where Goud hit him on his head with an axe and later cut his throat. Then the accused left the village. However, they were caught on Tuesday.
—Agencies