Hyderabad: Man sentenced to death for killing wife, son and unborn child

A local court on Friday sentenced a man to death and his friend to life imprisonment in the murder case of his wife, her friend and his two children including an unborn baby by setting them on fire which was reported in Narayanaguda in 2022.

Hyderabad: A local court on Friday sentenced a man to death and his friend to life imprisonment in the murder case of his wife, her friend and his two children including an unborn baby by setting them on fire which was reported in Narayanaguda in 2022.

In November 2022, R Sai (30), a band player and a pavement dweller suspected the fidelity of his pregnant wife S Harathi as she was often seen with her friend Nagaraju. He conspired to kill them with the help of his friend, A Rahul.

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As per the plan, the duo doused petrol on Harathi, their one-year-old son Vishnu and Nagaraju and set them on fire, when they were sleeping on the pavement under the Narayanaguda flyover.

All suffered grievous burns and were shifted to the hospital, where they died.

The Narayanaguda police booked a case and arrested the duo.

While the court sentenced Sai to death by hanging, Rahul was sentenced to life along with fine of Rs 1,000.