Man, woman arrested for murdering daily wage earner in Mancherial

A man and woman were arrested on the charges of murdering the latter's husband in Mancherial

Mancherial: A man and woman were arrested on the charges of murdering the latter’s husband in Thandur mandal centre on Thursday.

Three mobile phones and a motorbike were recovered from them.Thandur Inspector K Srinivas Rao said that the arrested persons were Medi Shankar of Thandur and his concubine Siddam Banakka from Achulapur.

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They were detained following a murder case booked against the two based on a complaint received from victim’s mother.

Siddam Srinivas (40) was found dead under suspicious circumstances at a hillock near Gopalpur village on Wednesday. On being interrogated, Shankar confessed to the murder to live with Banakka. He confessed to hatching a plan to kill Srinivas for harassing Banakka suspecting her fidelity. Senior officers appreciated the work of Inspector Srinivas and Sub-Inspector Rajashekhar for solving the mystery behind the murder within 24 hours.