Constable shoots mother-in-law dead in Hanamkonda

A constable working with a police station in Mancherial district allegedly shot his mother-in-law dead with a pistol on Thursday

Hanamkonda: In a shocking incident, a police constable, identified as A Prasad, allegedly shot his mother-in-law to death with a 9 mm pistol at Gundla Singaram village under the jurisdiction of Kakatiya University police station here on Thursday.

According to local police, the accused, Prasad, had been embroiled in a family dispute with his wife and in-laws. His wife, Ramadevi, had filed a complaint at the women’s police station in Hanamkonda just 15 days ago, accusing Prasad of harassment and demanding additional dowry. Following this complaint, Prasad was called in for counselling, during which he agreed to provide Rs 15,000 for her maintenance and livelihood.

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Prasad, who was employed at the Kotapally PS under the Ramagundam police commissionerate, allegedly plotted to harm his mother-in-law, Kamala (58), and his brother-in-law, Devender. He is suspected to have stolen a 9 mm revolver from the police station, which was loaded with 10 rounds of ammunition. On Thursday morning, he went to his mother-in-law’s residence and during a heated argument, he threatened Kamala with the revolver. Kamala tried to flee, but Prasad allegedly fired at her from behind, hitting her in the chest and killing her on the spot.

Locals, who rushed to the spot hearing the gunshot, pelted Prasad with stones and injuring him. They also alerted the Kakatiya University Campus police, who reached the spot and shifted Prasad to the MGM Hospital, where his condition was stated to be stable. The firearm was recovered from the spot

A case has been registered against Prasad under Section 25(1)(A), Section 27 of the Arms Act, Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), and Section 498A. Meanwhile, Kamala’s body was shifted for postmortem at the MGM Hospital, said KUC Inspector Abbaiah.