AP man and wife arrested for killing in-laws over dowry

VIJAYAWADA: A man, with the help of his wife, allegedly killed his

in-laws

by slitting their throats for failing to provide

dowry

. The incident took place at Bandipalem village of

Chillakallu mandal

in Krishna district on Tuesday. The deceased were identified as Muthaiah and his wife Sugunamma.

Chillakallu police

said the main accused has been identified as Nemali Babu, a village volunteer, who got married four months ago, when his wife was a minor. Babu married his wife against her parents’ wishes, police said, and the two rented out an accommodation in Chillakallu town.

After the marriage, he was selected as a village volunteer and later, began harassing his in-laws and demanded they give him dowry. Unable to put up with the torment, Muthaiah agreed to pay Rs 30,000 after receiving his DWARCRA payout from the government. Police said Muthaiah after failed to give Babu the promised amount, the two had an altercation and Babu decided to kill him.

As per his plan, Babu first sent his wife to Muthaiah’s house and she notified him when her parents were asleep. He then barged into the house and attacked them with a knife, killing them on the spot. The two then fled from the spot. Locals alerted the police, who reached the spot and learnt that the last person the deceased had interacted with was their daughter. Police soon tracked down the duo and arrested them.


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