As crimes related to extramarital affairs continue to rise, a case was reported from Proddatur in Andhra Pradesh where a woman pledged her gold to allegedly fund a ‘supari’ killing of her husband to continue an extramarital affair. However, the plan failed after the victim escaped and approached the police.
As per reports, the accused, Shilpa Reddy of Lingapuram, was married to Eshwar Reddy. Over the years, marital discord grew between the couple. During this period, Shilpa came in contact with Dasarigalla Nagasudheer of Jammalamadugu, a married man working at the Proddatur Government Hospital.
The acquaintance soon turned into an extramarital affair. Eshwar Reddy confronted his wife several times after learning of the affair, but she continued the relationship, investigators said.
Viewing her husband as an obstacle, Shilpa allegedly conspired with Nagasudheer to eliminate him. According to police, Nagasudheer contacted Vinay, a rowdy sheeter from Rajupalem, who in turn hired
a gang from Hindupur in Satya Sai district for Rs 10 lakh to kill Eshwar Reddy.
To arrange the money, Shilpa handed over 14 tolas of her gold jewellery to Nagasudheer. He sold part of it and pledged the rest at shops in Proddatur and Jammalamadugu, paying Rs 5 lakh as an advance to the gang with a promise to pay the balance amount after the job.
The hired gang reached Proddatur and tracked Eshwar Reddy using information Shilpa allegedly shared with Nagasudheer about her husband’s movements. In the first attempt, the gang rammed Eshwar Reddy’s two-wheeler on the Proddatur bypass road on Wednesday and tried to stab him after he fell. He managed to escape.
The gang then planned a second attack at a farm. However, the victim managed to escape again and lodged a complaint with the Proddutur police.
Based on his complaint, the police registered a case and have taken Shilpa Reddy, Nagasudheer, and others into custody and are conducting a detailed investigation.