Police arrest son, his wife for killing mother over property

Speaking to media persons at Gunadala police station on Saturday, assistant commissioner of police (Central) Damodhar stated that the two accused smothered Muudu Lakshmi, 62, to death with a pillow while she was asleep at her residence in Madhura Nagar on Wednesday night.
Based on a complaint lodged by the deceased’s younger son regarding the missing ornaments from his mother’s body, Gunadala police registered a case under Section 194 of BNSS and initiated a probe.

During the investigation, the neighbors of the deceased informed Gundala CI Vasireddy Srinivas and his team that the woman’s son and daughter-in-law had visited her residence on December 25, during which an altercation broke out between Sambasiva Rao and the deceased. They informed the police the accused reportedly mounted pressure on Muudu Lakshmi to transfer his share of property to his name due to financial difficulties he was facing.

Perturbed by his mother’s refusal to transfer the property, the ACP said that Sambasiva Rao, along with his wife, smothered his mother to death using a pillow. Acting on a tip-off, the Gunadala CI and his staff arrested the two accused at Satyanarayanapuram railway station on December 27 while they were planning to board a Hyderabad-bound train to escape from the city, the ACP added. Upon interrogation, the accused confessed to their crime, and the police seized ornaments from their possession.