Gangster-politician Suryanarayana Reddy alias Maddelachervu Suri, a key accused in former Andhra Pradesh minister and Telugu Desam Party (TDP) leader Paritala Ravi's murder, was shot dead, allegedly by his close aide here on Monday. The shooting took place at Navodaya Colony in Yousufguda near the posh Jubilee Hills area Monday evening, police said. Suri, a Congress leader involved in several criminal cases in the faction-ridden Anantapur district, was taken to Apollo Hospital, where he died while undergoing treatment. "He was brought to hospital at 5.45 p.m. in an extremely critical condition and despite our best efforts it continued to deteriorate and at 7.55 p.m. he sustained cardiac arrest and could not survive," a hospital spokesman told reporters on Monday night.