‘Shocked’ neighbours of ‘murdered’ Hyderabad woman say family never fought with anyone

Gurumurthy connected Wednesday claimed to the Rachakonda constabulary helium killed his woman of 13 years successful a acceptable of rage by smashing her caput against a wall, and dumping the chopped assemblage parts successful antithetic locations.

‘Didn’t cognize she was missing’

On Friday morning, the bylanes of the New Venkateshwara Colony looked deserted with the gross of the location locked from outside. Neighbours said the owners, who lived connected the archetypal floor, near amid the inflow of media persons and funny by-passers.

According to the constabulary ailment lodged connected January 18, Madhavi went missing connected January 16 aft a combat with Gurumurthy arsenic she wanted to sojourn her parents successful Nandyal for Sankranthi. (Express Photo)

“When we person Ganesh Chavithi festivities, the full colony gathers astatine the pandal. In each these years, the Gurumurthy household ne'er joined. Their children ne'er played with ours. They preferred to enactment aloof,” said a neighbour, who did not privation to beryllium named.

“Most of the families successful the colony had gone to their autochthonal places for Sankranthi. We didn’t cognize she was missing till January 19. And present everyone says she was murdered successful this house. It is shocking for america too,” said different neighbour, who said the household kept to themselves and ne'er had immoderate fights oregon arguments with anyone.

‘Hurt ego’

Keesara Nagaraju, Station House Officer, Meerpet constabulary station, said Madhavi’s household fishy the relation of Gurumurthy successful their daughter’s disappearance. “Gurumurthy and his in-laws person had household disputes for 5 years and that was the crushed wherefore they moved to Hyderabad 5 years ago. Madhavi wanted to spell to her parents successful Nandyal successful AP for Sankranthi this year. The man’s ego was wounded successful the altercation connected January 16,” said Nagaraju.

While the constabulary launched a hunt for Madhavi, they grew suspicious of Gurumurthy’s imaginable relation and questioned him. (Express Photo)

He said the constabulary besides recovered retired that Gurumurthy did not study to enactment connected January 15 and 16. “CCTV footage shows Madhavi entering their location and not coming out. We person telephone information records and cellphone location. But we are inactive investigating for the missing person,” Nagaraju told The Indian Epxress.

According to the constabulary ailment lodged connected January 18, Madhavi went missing connected January 16 aft a combat with Gurumurthy arsenic she wanted to sojourn her parents successful Nandyal for Sankranthi. The ailment was lodged aft her parents and Gurumurthy approached the police.

While the constabulary launched a hunt for Madhavi, they grew suspicious of Gurumurthy’s imaginable relation and questioned him. During the questioning, helium allegedly claimed to person killed Madhavi.

Keesara Nagaraju, Station House Officer, Meerpet constabulary station, said Madhavi’s household fishy the relation of Gurumurthy successful their daughter’s disappearance. (Express Photo)

However, Ch Praveen Kumar, Deputy Commissioner of Police (L B Nagar), said they are yet to find the assemblage parts of Madhavi allegedly dumped by Gurumurthy. Kumar said they don’t deliberation it was a premeditated transgression but seemed similar the effect of a “petty quarrel”. “We are questioning the fishy and we person not recovered immoderate assemblage parts. We bash not person capable clues,” helium added.

G Sudheer Babu, Commissioner, Rachakonda police, told indianexpress.com connected Thursday evening that they “can’t spell by specified claims”. “We are collecting each method and technological evidence. The lawsuit is nether investigation.”