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Two men sentenced to life for 2018 murder in Andhra Pradesh
A court in Gudur, in Andhra Pradesh’s SPSR Nellore district, sentenced Gadi Ramayya and Gadi Venkatakrishnaiah to life in prison on October 12, 2026.
It also fined each man ₹25,000.
The case concerned the 2018 killing of Komma Rajashekhar, who was 28.
The court heard that a conflict arose after Rajashekhar married a young woman from the accused men’s family.
On June 25, 2018, the two men attacked him with a knife as he rode his motorcycle to his parents’ home after attending a friend’s funeral.
He was taken to Kota Government Hospital, where doctors declared him dead on arrival; his father’s complaint led police to investigate.
A court in Gudur sentenced Gadi Ramayya and Gadi Venkatakrishnaiah to life imprisonment for the 2018 murder of Komma Rajashekhar.
The 7th Additional District Judge Court also fined each man ₹25,000.
The court found the men guilty under Section 302 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code.
The murder followed a conflict after Rajashekhar married a young woman from the accused men’s family.
- Who
- Gadi Ramayya and Gadi Venkatakrishnaiah, alias Chinnayya, were sentenced for the murder of Komma Rajashekhar.
- What
- The court sentenced both men to life imprisonment and fined each ₹25,000.
- When
- The sentence was handed down on October 12, 2026. The murder took place on June 25, 2018.
- Where
- The sentencing was at the 7th Additional District Judge Court in Gudur, SPSR Nellore district. The attack took place in Chittedu village, Kota mandal.
- Why
- The case details say a conflict arose after Rajashekhar married a young woman from the accused men’s family.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Ramayya and Chinnayya attacked Rajashekhar with a knife as he rode his motorcycle to his parents’ home after attending a friend’s funeral.
The 7th Additional District Judge Court in Gudur sentenced the two men to life imprisonment and fined each ₹25,000.
- Accused
- Gadi Ramayya and Gadi Venkatakrishnaiah, alias Chinnayya
- Victim
- Komma Rajashekhar, 28
- Sentence
- Life imprisonment and a ₹25,000 fine for each man
- Court
- 7th Additional District Judge Court, Gudur
- Murder date
- June 25, 2018
- Legal provision
- Section 302 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code
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