HYDERABAD: A 35-year-old woman was found murdered at her house at Musheerabad on Tuesday. Police suspect her paramour, who went absconding, in the murder. The victim was identified as
Mounika, 35, from Shastri Nagar at Musheerabad. For the past few months, Mounika, a domestic help, started living with auto driver Durgesh from Shanti Nagar in Secunderabad. Since Durgesh moved in with Mounika, his wife Anita began staying separately.
On Tuesday, neighbours of Mounika grew suspicious as she did not come out of the house till late in the morning
. "The main door of the house was not locked and when a neighbour went into the house, he saw Mounika lying dead on the bed," Musheerabad inspector G Shyamsundar said.
Police said that Mounika was strangled to death with a TV cable. A manhunt has been launched.tnn