Man beaten to death by family

Hyderabad: A 31-year-old man was beaten to death by three persons, including his wife and brother-in-law, in Vanasthalipuram on Tuesday night. According to Vanasthalipuram inspector S Ravi Babu, the deceased, G Venkatesh, a hotel worker from BN Reddy Nagar, married Swapna in 2015. The couple has three children. As Venkatesh was addicted to alcohol and was not working regularly, Swapna left him four years ago and moved in with her brother, Pandu, at a govt double-bedroom house in Vanasthalipuram.

At around 11 pm on Tuesday, Venkatesh allegedly went to the seventh-floor flat under the influence of alcohol and got into an argument with Swapna, demanding to see the children. Swapna, Pandu and his friend Jagadish asked Venkatesh to leave and return in the morning.

As Venkatesh did not heed their request, the trio allegedly forced him out of the premises while punching him in the face and stomach. Other residents reportedly saw them assaulting Venkatesh in the corridor on the third floor. They later took him to the ground floor and left him there in the corridor after he fell unconscious.

On Wednesday morning, other residents called 108 ambulance, and the staff declared him dead. Police were alerted, and the body was shifted for autopsy. Based on a complaint lodged by the victim’s brother, G Tirupathi, police registered a case was registered under Section 103 (1) (murder) of the BNS against the trio. The accused are currently in police custody.