Days after a 32-year-old Dalit man was discovered murdered and his physique dumped close to a canal in Telangana’s Suryapet district, the police mentioned Wednesday they’ve arrested six folks, together with his spouse’s grandmother, father, and two brothers in reference to the case.
The Suryapet police mentioned they’ve arrested Bhargavi’s Kotla grandmother Buchamma, 65, father Kotla Saidulu, 43, and brothers Kotla Naveen, 24, and Kotla Vamshi, 22, for the homicide of Vadlakonda Krishna. The police additionally arrested their pals Bairu Mahesh, 30, and Nuvvula Sai Charan, 23, within the case.
Sunpreet Singh, Superintendent of Police, Suryapet, mentioned they’ve been arrested beneath costs of homicide and conspiracy, and people beneath the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. “Saidulu and his sons deliberate and executed the homicide to punish Krishna for marrying Bhargavi towards their will,” mentioned Singh.
The police mentioned Naveen and Vamshi killed Krishna after which took the physique to point out it to Buchamma, earlier than dumping it close to the River Musi canal.
Singh mentioned Krishna and Naveen have been acquaintances, and Krishna regularly visited his home. Throughout this time, Bhargavi fell in love with Krishna, however her household didn’t approve of their relationship. Whereas Krishna belonged to the Scheduled Caste (SC) Mala neighborhood, Bhargavi is from the Backward Lessons (BC) Goud neighborhood. The police mentioned Krishna and Bhargavi received married on August 7, 2024, with out the information of her household, enraging them.
“Naveen, Vamshi, and Mahesh made three unsuccessful makes an attempt to kill Krishna, however because of numerous causes such because the presence of the general public, and so on they may not execute their plan. Krishna was unaware and had no such doubts about their intention to kill him,” mentioned Singh.
The police mentioned Krishna left residence after a name from Mahesh Sunday night, and that Naveen and Vamshi had requested him to name the deceased to an remoted location. Each of them then met and consumed liquor. On Mahesh’s tip-off, the 2 brothers ambushed Krishna by strangling him and smashing his head. They then stuffed his physique right into a automotive and drove it to Buchamma and Saidulu. Afterwards, they dumped the physique close to the canal.
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Krishna’s father David complained to police that Bhargavi’s household was behind the homicide, and advised them that marrying towards her household’s needs value his son’s life.
