Accused held in Bangalore
Vijayawada, February 15, 2007
Bangalore police arrested the prime accused in the murder of Teja TV Channel newsreader Sujata, Chandu on Wednesday night. The Police on a tip off raided a house at Nanjappa Circle in Shantinagar and arrested Chandrasekhar, a makeup man with Teja channel.
According to police, Chandrasekhar lured Sujata to Vajram Lodge in Vijayawada promising her a loan of Rs. 50,000. When she turned up there for hometown, he allegedly drugged, raped and stabbed her to death. The colleague of her alerted the Bangalore Police Commissioner. A team raided the house and arrested the accused. A blood stained shit and a pair of trousers were seized.
A police team from Andhra Pradesh arrived Bangalore on Thursday, took the accused into custody, took him to Vijayawada, and will be produced in the court.
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