HYDERABAD: A 44-year-old woman, who had stayed away from her husband for 14 years and recently reconciled with him, was bludgeoned to death by him at Narsingi on Thursday.
The victim was identified as Padmamma, a maidservant from Hydershakote. Eighteen years ago, she had married Basappa, a farmer.
After the marriage, Basappa started physically harassing her. After putting up with the harassment for four years, Padmamma moved to her parents’ house. Eight years ago, Padmamma moved to Langar Houz and started working as a domestic help. Three months ago, she moved into a rented house in Sun City. Recently, Basappa met her family and told them he wanted to live with his wife.
“Family members discussed the matter with Padmamma and around a fortnight ago, Basappa started living with her. On Wednesday, the couple moved to a new house in Hydershakote. In the night, Basappa got into an argument with Padmamma. He slammed her head to the wall and the floor, killing her on the spot,” Narsingi SI Anvesh Reddy said.
At 5am, Basappa locked the house and tried to sneak out of the area. The neighbours, who had heard the couple quarreling earlier, intercepted him as they noticed blood stains at the doorstep, and alerted the cops. Police found the body of the victim lying in a pool of blood. A case was registered under section 302 of the IPC.