Two states, two wives: Sonam Raghuvanshi paid Rs 50k to killers, T Sahasra alias Ishwarya Rs 2 lakh; husbands killed in chillingly 'similar' ways
NEW DELHI: In a disturbing parallel to two separate cases of spousal betrayal and murder, love turned lethal not once—but twice. In Telangana, a newlywed land surveyor was brutally killed, allegedly at the behest of his wife’s lover.
Just weeks earlier, in Meghalaya, a young man on his honeymoon met a similar fate—murdered in cold blood after his wife allegedly paid her lover and his accomplices to track and kill him.
Gadwal murder: Wife shared location, lover paid killers Rs 2 lakh
G Tejeshwar, a resident of Rajaveedhi in Gadwal town, Telangana, married T Sahasra alias Ishwarya (25) from Kallur in Andhra Pradesh on May 18, despite objections from his family.
The couple had earlier cancelled their wedding in February after Ishwarya vanished for a few days. She returned and convinced Tejeshwar that she had left due to financial stress in her family.
Believing her, Tejeshwar went ahead with the marriage, but tensions arose soon after.
Also read: Pistol, ammunition found in Indore nullah, were kept ready to kill Raja Raghuvanshi if earlier bid failed
He reportedly grew suspicious of her constant phone conversations with an unknown person. On June 17, Tejeshwar left home after getting into a car for what he thought was a routine land survey, but never returned.
Following a missing person complaint filed by his brother, police traced his last known movements through CCTV footage and found his decomposed body in the HNSS canal in Nandyal district, Andhra Pradesh, on June 21.
Police arrested three contract killers — Nagesh, Parashuram, and Raju — all from Kurnool, along with Ishwarya. The killers confessed they were paid Rs 2 lakh by Thirumala Rao, a Kurnool-based NBFC manager who had earlier been in a relationship with Ishwarya’s mother.
Police said Rao had developed a relationship with Ishwarya as well, and she was fully aware of the plot to kill her husband. In fact, she even shared Tejeshwar’s location with the accused.
On the pretext of conducting a land survey, the killers slit Tejeshwar’s throat in a car. After confirming the murder, Rao paid them the agreed amount.
Initially, the plan was to bury the body on Rao’s land in Panyam, but they eventually dumped it in a canal. The murder vehicle, a Swift Dzire, has been recovered.
Honeymoon murder: Wife paid Rs 50,000 for tracking and killing husband
Miles away in the hills of Shillong, another deadly plot was unfolding—this time, with a honeymoon as the cover. Sonam Raghuvanshi from Madhya Pradesh is accused of paying Rs 50,000 to her lover, Raj Kushwaha, and his associates to stalk and kill her husband, Raja Raghuvanshi.
According to investigators, Raj Kushwaha, along with Vishal Singh, Anand Kurmi, and Akash Rajput, travelled from Indore to Delhi between May 17 and 18, and then boarded the Rajdhani Express to Guwahati. From there, they entered Shillong and began monitoring Sonam and Raja’s movements.
Police believe Sonam shared details of her travel plans, enabling the killers to execute their plan during the honeymoon.
Authorities are probing the full extent of her involvement, including phone and financial records, to establish premeditation and conspiracy.
Just weeks earlier, in Meghalaya, a young man on his honeymoon met a similar fate—murdered in cold blood after his wife allegedly paid her lover and his accomplices to track and kill him.
Gadwal murder: Wife shared location, lover paid killers Rs 2 lakh
G Tejeshwar, a resident of Rajaveedhi in Gadwal town, Telangana, married T Sahasra alias Ishwarya (25) from Kallur in Andhra Pradesh on May 18, despite objections from his family.
The couple had earlier cancelled their wedding in February after Ishwarya vanished for a few days. She returned and convinced Tejeshwar that she had left due to financial stress in her family.
Believing her, Tejeshwar went ahead with the marriage, but tensions arose soon after.
Also read: Pistol, ammunition found in Indore nullah, were kept ready to kill Raja Raghuvanshi if earlier bid failed
He reportedly grew suspicious of her constant phone conversations with an unknown person. On June 17, Tejeshwar left home after getting into a car for what he thought was a routine land survey, but never returned.
Following a missing person complaint filed by his brother, police traced his last known movements through CCTV footage and found his decomposed body in the HNSS canal in Nandyal district, Andhra Pradesh, on June 21.
Police arrested three contract killers — Nagesh, Parashuram, and Raju — all from Kurnool, along with Ishwarya. The killers confessed they were paid Rs 2 lakh by Thirumala Rao, a Kurnool-based NBFC manager who had earlier been in a relationship with Ishwarya’s mother.
Police said Rao had developed a relationship with Ishwarya as well, and she was fully aware of the plot to kill her husband. In fact, she even shared Tejeshwar’s location with the accused.
On the pretext of conducting a land survey, the killers slit Tejeshwar’s throat in a car. After confirming the murder, Rao paid them the agreed amount.
Initially, the plan was to bury the body on Rao’s land in Panyam, but they eventually dumped it in a canal. The murder vehicle, a Swift Dzire, has been recovered.
Honeymoon murder: Wife paid Rs 50,000 for tracking and killing husband
Miles away in the hills of Shillong, another deadly plot was unfolding—this time, with a honeymoon as the cover. Sonam Raghuvanshi from Madhya Pradesh is accused of paying Rs 50,000 to her lover, Raj Kushwaha, and his associates to stalk and kill her husband, Raja Raghuvanshi.
According to investigators, Raj Kushwaha, along with Vishal Singh, Anand Kurmi, and Akash Rajput, travelled from Indore to Delhi between May 17 and 18, and then boarded the Rajdhani Express to Guwahati. From there, they entered Shillong and began monitoring Sonam and Raja’s movements.
Police believe Sonam shared details of her travel plans, enabling the killers to execute their plan during the honeymoon.
Authorities are probing the full extent of her involvement, including phone and financial records, to establish premeditation and conspiracy.
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