The issue came to limelight when the accused along with another person surrendered before the police on Saturday

Jagtial: An alleged contract killer from Uttar Pradesh was killed by a person, who entered an agreement with him to kill another person. The UP man was called here from Mumbai with the promise of money to kill another person and then killed, it is learnt. Later, the body was burnt.

The issue came to limelight when the accused along with another person surrendered before the police on Saturday.

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According to the police, Nerella Gopal from Kamalapur and Merugu Laxman from Nerella of Dharmapuri mandal were staying in Mumbai.

Laxman decided to kill one Thokala Gangadhar, who was harassing his sister-in-law. When they met in Malvani beach two months ago, Laxman informed his decision to Gopal, who spoke to contract killer Rahul Surya Prakash Singh.

Singh agreed to kill Gangadhar and entered into a deal for Rs 4 lakh. After Singh prepared a plan for murder, Laxman decided to cancel the deal and informed Singh.

However, upset over the deal being canceled, Singh allegedly demanded money and threatened to kill Gopal’s father Ramesh if the amount was not paid according to the earlier agreement.

Deciding to kill the shooter, Gopal brought him to Nerella from Mumbai by promising to give the money on December 12. The next day, Gopal along with Gandikota Shekhar took Singh to the Sambasivunu temple on the outskirts of the village.

After consuming liquor, Gopal hit Singh with a stone on his head and killed him. They then took the body to Battapalli Potharam, five kilometres away from the spot and burnt it after dousing it with petrol.

As the news of the murder went spread in the village, Gopal and Shekhar surrendered before the police on Saturday and narrated the entire episode.