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HYDERABAD: A 55-year-old woman was brutally murdered allegedly by her husband at Malkajgiri on Thursday midnight, while in another incident, a man’s body was found stuffed in a drum at Jeedimetla. Police suspect the man could have died of some health issues at some other location and his body was dumped at the spot.
According to Malkajgiri police, K Laxmi, along with her husband Venkatesh and four kids were residing in Goutham Nagar colony at Malkajgiri. On Thursday, after Venkatesh came home, an argument broke between the couple, during which Venkatesh picked up an electric motor, which was not in use and hit Laxmi on her head with the motor, due to which she received a severe head injury and died on the spot said Ramesh, SI, Malkajgiri police station. Police detained Venkatesh for further inquiry.
In the second incident, locals on Thursday night noticed a drum in an open place near the Andhra Bank HMT branch and alerted police. Police found the body of a man stuffed in a drum. Police suspect the family could not be in a condition to take the body for final rites, due to the health issues and dumped it in an isolated area.
“However based on the autopsy report, the exact cause of death will be known. Efforts are on to trace the identity of the deceased.” an official said.
