A man murdered the parents of his ex-partner after she refused to return to him.
Published Jul 17, 2024 | 8:49 AM ⚊ Updated Jul 17, 2024 | 8:49 AM
Twist in the tale: Prime accused delivered the body in a box to relative in West Godavari (iStock)
A double murder at a tribal hamlet in the Warangal district has brought to the fore the need for cracking down on drugs and liquor in subaltern Telangana.
A 22-year-old woman lost her parents to her once partner after she refused to move back with him. The man went to the woman’s house late in the intervening night of 10 and 11 July and hacked to death her sleeping parents. Her brother, however, escaped with injuries.
It all began when the woman moved in with Mekala Nagaraju, an auto-rickshaw driver from Hyderabad, who she had met while pursuing her graduation in Hanumakonda. Trusting his promise of a bright future together, she even dropped out of college, and they shifted to Hyderabad.
Two months later, her mother lodged a missing person complaint. The younger woman returned home after the police had contacted her. Back home, the woman refused to return to Hyderabad.
The police summoned the families of both the woman and Nagaraju. The couple signed papers saying they were not married, and would not disturb each other. The woman also complained that the driver had harassed her while in Hyderabad.
Though he had promised not to harass the woman further, he kept stalking her at her village in Chintala Thanda, Chennaraopet Mandal. He even threatened to harm the family.
On 10 July around 8 pm, Nagaraju reached Chintala. Oblivious to his nefarious designs, the woman’s parents and brother slept outdoors. It was then Nagaraju reached her home on a bike, armed with a machete.
The police said the woman’s parents were killed at the scene. The assailant chased the woman and her brother and injured the latter. He threatened the villagers who responded to the screams and fled the spot.
The Chennaraopet Police later arrested Nagaraju, based on a complaint by the woman’s grandmother.
Sub-Inspector Guda Arun said the accused developed a grudge and used a hunting weapon to commit the murders.
Speaking to South First, the woman admitted that she had made a fatal mistake. “My brother was discharged from hospital on Monday. His jaw is completely damaged,” she said.
“My house was covered with blood after he hacked my parents nearly 50 times. I am facing a serious threat to my life. We were not married and I agree it was a mistake that I dropped out of college to live with him in Hyderabad. The mistake cost me, and my parents,” she said.
Village Sarpanch Ganesh Banoth pointed at a grave issue that mostly gets Nelson’s eye. “Drugs and alcohol-induced crimes have increased in Chintala. This heinous crime has opened our eyes,” he said.
Banoth said the woman and her brother are now under the care of their grandparents, who themselves need assistance.
Speaking to reporters, BJP Scheduled Tribe Morcha member Kalyan Naik called for the government’s support for the siblings. “The accused had a machete typically used for hunting. The police should investigate how he got the weapon.
He called upon the Minister for Women and Child Welfare Dansari Anasuya, popularly known as Seethakka, to help the young woman.
Meanwhile, the bereaved woman, too, asked for protection.
(Edited by Majnu Babu).
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