A watchman set ablaze his wife at Saroornagar in the city after a quarrel with her over family issues
Hyderabad: A watchman set ablaze his wife at Saroornagar in the city after a quarrel with her over family issues early on Sunday.
The victim, B Subhadra (35), was married to Venkanna (40) around 18 years ago and the couple lived along with their two children at a watchman quarters of a residential apartment at P&T colony in Saroornagar.
On Saturday night, Venkanna came home in an inebriated state and picked up a quarrel with his wife over some family issue and later beat her up. However, some neighbours intervened and pacified them following which the man went to sleep.
“Around 2.30 am when Subhadra was asleep in the room, Venkanna doused her in fuel and set her ablaze. She was rushed to Osmania Hospital by her son and neighbours where doctors pronounced her brought dead,” said K Seetharam, SHO Saroornagar.
In a separate case at Pahadishareef, a history sheeter of Rajendranagar police station was found murdered near Jalpally Tank on city outskirts on Sunday evening.
Mohd Waheed (30), a resident of Kishanbagh was previously involved in several bodily and property offences in Bahadurpura and Rajendranagar police station limits.
On Sunday evening, the body of Waheed was found at an isolated spot near Jalpally Tank by the locals who informed the police about it. The Pahadishareef police reached the spot and shifted the body to Osmania Hospital mortuary. A case under Section 302 (murder) of IPC is registered and investigation taken up by the Pahadishareef police.
In the third incident, a man was found murdered at an apartment in Dharam Karam Road in Ameerpet under SR Nagar police station limits on Sunday morning.
The victim Chandrasekhar was earlier arrested by the police in connection with the suicide of his wife. The in-laws of Chandrasekhar had alleged that he was harassing the woman, forcing her to end her life.
On Sunday morning, Chandrasekhar was found murdered in the apartment. The police reached the spot and after preliminary enquiry shifted the body to Osmania Hospital mortuary for postmortem examination. A case is registered by the SR Nagar police and investigation taken up.
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