Chittoor Mayor shot dead, husband critically injured
Her husband Mohan also received bullet injuries and is in a critical condition.
A gang of burqua clad men entered the municipal corporation office at around 12 in the noon and shot Anuradha from a close range killing her on the spot.
The miscreants then attacked Mohan with knives and injured him critically. The attackers fled the scene after the incident.
Police launched a manhunt. The hired killers are believed to have come from Bengaluru.
The mayor belonged to the ruling Telugu Desam Party.
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