In 2015, a brutal murder straight out of a movie script shook Andhra Pradesh. It was the murder of the Mayor of Chittoor — a crime that blended politics with personal vendetta. After nearly a decade, the judgment that followed was equally strong, distinct and unprecedented: for the first time, five of the accused were sentenced to death. K. Umashanker goes back to trace what happened that day and how the investigation unfolded
In 2015, a brutal murder straight out of a movie script shook Andhra Pradesh. It was the murder of the Mayor of Chittoor — a crime that blended politics with personal vendetta. After nearly a decade, the judgment that followed was equally strong, distinct and unprecedented: for the first time, five of the accused were sentenced to death. K. Umashanker goes back to trace what happened that day and how the investigation unfolded