Man held for killing wife after accident drama fails

A man, who killed his wife and tried to pass it off as having occurred due to an accident, has landed behind bars at Chichupalli village under Sonapur panchayat in the district. 

The police said Todanam Shyam Rao killed his wife Sandhya after taking her out on his motorcycle on March 3. He projected it as an accident and buried her. He resorted to brutally killing his wife as he suspected her fidelity. 

Based on the complaint filed by the relatives of the woman, the police reopened the case and launched an investigation. As part of the investigation, the police took Shyam Rao into custody. The police said that he had confessed to having killed his wife during interrogation. 

The woman’s body was exhumed on the orders of Wankidi Tahsildar Rahumuddi. The doctors conducted the post-mortem on the spot.  

Wankid Circle Inspector SRinvias and sub-inspector Sagar said a DNA test too would be conducted.