Elderly woman murdered in Eluru, accused arrested

ELURU: The police arrested the accused in a Murder for Gain case involving the killing, of an elderly woman who was alone at home, and the recovery of stolen property.

On March 27, in Eluru district, within the jurisdiction of Eluru 1 Town Police Station, an incident occurred in which Chanapathi Ramanamma (65), a resident of Vennavalli Vari Peta, was alone at home when an unknown person broke in. The accused strangled her using a nylon rope, tied her hands and legs, stole her gold ornaments, and attempted to destroy evidence by pouring petrol on the body and setting it on fire.

Under the supervision of Eluru District In-charge SP, Adnan Nayeem Asmi, a special investigation team was formed, led by Eluru District Additional SP (Admin) N. Suryachandra Rao and Eluru SDPO D. Shravan Kumar. As part of the investigation, on March 30, at around 11.00 AM, the police apprehended the accused Chanapathi Durgaprasad in front of the Public Health and Executive Engineer Office, Eluru, while he was riding a motorcycle.

During interrogation, the accused confessed to the crime and explained how he committed the murder. The stolen gold ornaments worth Rs Four lakh, cash, and motorcycle were recovered from him. A case has been booked under sections 332(a), 103(1), 305(a), 238 BNS. The accused was produced before the Honorable PJCJ Court, Eluru, and was remanded to judicial custody.