ANDRA PRADESH: Police have arrested a woman for smashing her husband’s head with a hand pounder (pestle) that led to his death. The incident would have passed off as a normal accident, but for some vigilant relatives who saw an injury on the head and informed the police.
The incident took place in Tadikonda Villager in the Mangalagiri area of the state.
While the killing took place on Friday night, the incident came to light on Sunday when the body of the victim was being taken for cremation. According to the police, the woman identified as Nirmala smashed the head of her husband with a hand pounder after a fight.
The Mangalagiri police have registered a complaint from the brother of the victim Chilaka Ramesh that states Chilaka Ramesh and Nirmala had fallen in love and married a decade ago. They were living in Tadikonda village.
Around five years ago, Ramesh, who worked as a security guard, suffered from a brain stroke but recovered. But ever since, the couple started quarrelling and on several occasions, the wife even threatened to kill her husband.
During a heated exchange, Nirmala had smashed her husband’s head after which she told the neighbours that Ramesh had hurt himself after a fall. He was shifted to Guntur General Hospital, where he died on Saturday.
On Sunday, when his elder brother came for attending final rites, he spotted an injury on Ramesh’s head and immediately complained to the police who took Nirmala and her family members into custody. During interrogation, Nirmala confessed to the crime and further investigation is on.
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