guntur a district sessions court at tenali on tuesday awarded death penalty to a man for killing three of his family members about two years ago the court also sentenced him to 10year rigorous imprisonment for seriously injuring his mother according to prosecution the convict kasturi siva nageswara rao a lorry driver of sangam jagarlamudi village near tenali married one anuradha about 11 years ago they had two children however suspecting her fidelity siva nageswara rao used to quarrel with his wife constantly a habitual drunkard siva nageswara rao later started suspecting his younger brother vasu and father sivasankara rao of having illicit relationship with his wife vexed with his behavior anuradha deserted him and left for her parents home with her children irked at this nageswara rao attacked his family members on october 4 2011 and beat them with an iron rod nageswara raos father sivasankara rao 50 died on the spot with nageswara rao indiscriminately attacking them his grievously injured father sivasankara rao 50 died on the spot upon information police reached the spot and rushed the seriously injured mother sivaleela aunt lakshmi kumari and grandmother suseelamma to the government general hospital in guntur kumari and suseelamma died at ggh within an hour of being admitted mother sivaleela however survived and deposed against her son in the court stating that siva nageswara rao had committed a heinous crime prosecutors velineni raghavaiah and dasari sridhar urged the court not to impose a punishment less than that of a death sentence delivering the judgment the 11th additional district sessions judge a varaprasada rao said the prosecution proved all the charges against the accused beyond doubt and such crimes should be dealt with a firm hand the judge convicted siva nageswara rao to death for the murder charges under section 302 of ipc the judge in his verdict sentenced siva nageswara rao for 10 years rigorous imprisonment for attacking his mother with iron road and injuring her seriously the judge said both the penalties death sentence and 10 years rigorous imprisonment would run concurrently