Killers of YSR's father sentenced to life

Hyderabad, Sep 29 (UNI) The Andhra Pradesh High Court today convicted 11 persons for the murder of Y S Raja Reddy, father of Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy and sentenced them to life in prisonmed.

A Division Bench comprising Mr Justice A Gopal Reddy and Dr Yathirajulu convicted P Somasekhar, the main accused, and ten others.

Earlier, the Sessions Court at Kadapa had acquitted them on the ground that the prosecution failed to prove the charges.

The state government filed appeals against that judgement.

The bench found that the accused, with a systematic plan, chased and murdered Raja Reddy in an inhuman manner.

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