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Hyderabad: A woman was brutally murdered by her husband over the suspicion of an extramarital affair in Abdullahpurmet of Hyderabad city on Tuesday.The accused reportedly stabbed and severed his wife’s head over suspicions regarding her fidelity.
The victim was identified as Pushpalatha, who allegedly killed by her husband. Her husband identified as auto driver named Vijay, who is said to have frequently harassed her. After receiving the information, the police immediately reached the spot and arrested the accused.
The police stated that a case has been registered and an investigation is underway.The incident happened at a government-owned two-bedroom house in JNNURM Colony, where Vijay had taken his wife under the pretense of cleaning his sister’s recently purchased house.
The couple Vinay and Pushpa are residing of JNNAURM Colony in Abdullahpurmet along with their daughter.Vijay attacked Pushpalatha with a knife, severing her head after stabbing her to death. Locals called the police after seeing Vijay exiting the flat in blood-stained clothes.
After reaching at the scene, the police found the woman’s body and seized the weapon used for the murder. Giving information about this incident, the incident occurred on Tuesday at around 2.00 pm when Vijay took his wife to the newly allotted double-bedroom house of his sister.
The police said that he attacked her using a kitchen knife, slit her throat, beheaded her body, and absconded. After the police preliminary investigation, they revealed that the couple were married for 15 years and are survived by two children, a boy, 13, and a girl, 9. Pushpalatha was pursuing a beautician’s course at the time of her death.
A senior police officers revealed that the couple’s relationship was strained, with Vijay having abandoned the family at one point. This led Pushpalatha to file a missing person’s report. According to the police report, an attempted murder case was registered against Vijay at the Medipally Police Station after he assaulted Pushpalatha in 2014.
