Two held for harassing housewife

Hyderabad: Two persons were arrested on Wednesday for allegedly harassing and blackmailing a housewife from KPHB Colony. The accused were identified as K Madhav, 39, and Raghav, 41. Posing as an astrologist, Madhav used to visit the victim’s house in his neighbourhood to perform pujas and rituals.

According to the complainant, he advised her to re-marry her husband as a remedy. Later, in the absence of her husband, Madhav, on the pretext of an alleged remedy and with the help of his friend Raghav, married her at a temple at Pragathi Nagar. Later, he started harassing her to get a car and another house to lead a family life with him. Fed up with his harassment, the woman lodged a complaint and police arrested the duo on Wednesday. TNN