Hyderabad: Suspecting fidelity husband hacks wife to death

A woman was murdered, allegedly by her husband, suspecting her fidelity at Moula Ali in Malkajgiri on Monday night.

Hyderabad: A woman was murdered, allegedly by her husband, suspecting her fidelity at Moula Ali in Malkajgiri on Monday night.

The woman, Lalitha alias Sunitha (35), was married to Shankar, a mason, about 15 years ago and they had three children. Police said Shankar, who suspected his wife’s fidelity, was harassing her both mentally and physically for the last five years.

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The elders on both sides intervened and had worked out a compromise between the couple several times. It is suspected that after one such argument, Shankar hit Lalitha with a wooden log, resulting in her death. The Malkajgiri police are investigating.

Efforts were on to nab Shankar, who is absconding.