Teen, Lover Arrested For Mother's Murder, Concealment

Hyderabad: Jawaharnagar police arrested a 22-year-old man and a 17-year-old girl for killing her mother, burying the body inside their house, and living there for months before the crime surfaced.

The girl and her partner killed the woman for opposing their relationship. They buried the body beneath the cement floor of their home. The elder daughter, unaware of the crime, continued to live there and performed rituals above the concealed remains.

According to Malkajgiri DCP Ch Sridhar, the deceased, a 40-year-old cook from Kowkoor, lived separately from her husband and raised two daughters. The younger daughter had been in a relationship with the accused, Monti Kumar Singh alias Monti Raj, since December 2023. The mother opposed the relationship due to the girl’s age and caste differences.

On May 12, 2025, the accused attacked the woman after she returned from work. The girl restrained her mother while Singh stabbed her multiple times with a kitchen knife. She died on the spot.

The accused initially hid the body under the bed and misled the elder daughter by claiming their mother had eloped with another man. Two days later, they dug a pit inside the house, placed the decomposed body, and sealed it with cement. They destroyed the victim’s phone and maintained the false narrative for months.

The case began as a missing complaint filed by the elder daughter in October 2025. A breakthrough came when police traced the victim’s scooter, sold by the accused. Inconsistent statements during questioning led to a confession. Police exhumed skeletal remains embedded in hardened cement.

Investigations revealed the accused attempted to access the victim’s investments but failed. The duo later vacated the house, married in January 2026, and the girl gave birth to a child.

Police altered the case to murder under BNS. Both accused were produced before court on Wednesday. Child Welfare Committee officials are expected to decide custody of the newborn.