Telangana Police have arrested a woman, her alleged boyfriend and another accomplice in the alleged murder of her husband in Nizamabad district, officials said.
The deceased, identified as Ravi, 35, had returned to his native village from the Gulf on June 27 and died under suspicious circumstances on June 30.
According to the police, the victim’s 60-year-old father, also named Ravi, filed a complaint expressing doubts about his son’s death. Based on the complaint, the police registered a case and opened an investigation.
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What the investigation found
During the investigation, investigators found that the deceased’s wife, Sandhya, 32, was in a relationship with Anil, 35, a resident of Indrapuri Colony in Nizamabad. The police alleged that Sandhya and Anil conspired to kill Ravi and sought help from Venkat Sai, 25, a resident of Nyalkal village.
According to the investigation, on June 29, Venkat Sai visited Ravi’s house, consumed alcohol with him, allegedly acted on Sandhya’s instructions over phone, took him to the balcony of a building and pushed him away. Ravi was injured in the fall but survived.
Sandhya and Venkat Sai then took him to Nizamabad District Hospital for treatment before shifting him to a private hospital and later sending him home, police said.
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Later that night, on Anil’s instructions, Sandhya allegedly used an injection mixed with sleeping tablets to render Ravi unconscious. The accused then threw him out of bed, leading to his death, police said.
The three defendants confessed to committing the crime during the investigation, according to police. They were brought before the investigating judge and referred to judicial custody.
Talking about the case, the police official said, “A 60-year-old man named Ravi lodged a complaint after his 35-year-old son Ravi, who returned from the Gulf on June 27, died under suspicious circumstances on June 30. During investigation, we found that the wife of the deceased, Sandhya, was having an affair with Anil. The two allegedly conspired to kill Ravi and sought help from Venkat Sai.”
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“The accused initially pushed the victim from the balcony after consuming alcohol with him, but he survived the fall. They took him to the hospital for treatment and then sent him home. After that, Sandhya allegedly gave him an injection mixed with sleeping tablets to make him unconscious, after which the accused caused his death. The three confessed to committing the crime. They were arrested, produced before a judge and remanded in judicial custody,” the official added.
