Overview
- Proddatur police said they detained 11 suspects and broke up the alleged plot, seizing ₹5 lakh in cash, knives and rods, two cars and multiple phones.
- Investigators said Shilpa and her alleged lover, Sudheer, hired a contract team for Rs 10 lakh and paid Rs 5 lakh in advance for a paid hit known locally as a supari.
- Officers said about 14 tolas of Shilpa’s gold jewelry were sold or pledged to raise the advance payment.
- The husband, Eswar Reddy, survived attempts that included a vehicle ramming and a chase with knives and iron rods, then filed a police complaint.
- A team led by I Town Circle Inspector Kondareddy arrested the group near the Ayyappa Swamy temple in Proddatur, and the case remains under investigation.