Hyderabad: A 28-year-old man was allegedly killed by his wife’s family in what Telangana police said was honor killing.
Yogi Hemant Kumar had been married for four months to Avanti, 23, in the face of opposition from her family. They belonged to different castes.
Avanti and Hemant had grown up in the town of Chandanagar in Serilingampally mandal and fell in love eight years ago.
Cyberabad police have arrested fourteen people, including Avanti’s uncle Yugender, for their alleged role in the murder. Police said Avanti’s father D. Laxma, mother Archana, Yugender and the others had been plotting ways to get rid of Hemant.
Madhapur Police Deputy Commissioner Venkateswarulu said Laxma agreed to Yugender’s plan to hire hit men for 10 lakh rupees.
“This murder was carried out in a planned way. It is an honor killing, ”Venkateswarulu said.
A distraught Avanti told the media outside the Osmania General Hospital morgue on Friday, as she and her in-laws waited for the autopsy of Hemant’s body to be completed, that her father, uncle and others were against it. of your marriage.
“After our wedding, the Chandanagar police counseled our families. After that, things calmed down. Little did I know that while I was silent, my family was hatching a plan to kill my husband. If there was a problem, like I was the one who married against his wishes, my family could have killed me. Why kill my husband? Avanti asked.
According to police, on Thursday afternoon, a group of men led by Yugender, some relatives of Avanti and three hit men, Minpur Buchi Yadav, Krishna and Mohammed Pasha, arrived at the couple’s home in the TNGO colony in Gachibowli. in three cars. , broke into the house, mistreated Hemant and Avanti and kidnapped them.
The gang told the couple that they were taking them to Avanti’s home to discuss their marriage. When the car turned onto the ring road and started going the wrong way, Avanti and Hemanth managed to open the door and jumped out. Another car that Yugender was sitting in arrived at the scene. Hemanth was captured and forced to return to the car.
Meanwhile, Avanti’s in-laws arrived at the scene after a phone call from her. After warning Avanti and her in-laws, Yugender and the others left the scene, leaving Avanti to run towards the police.
According to DCP Venkateswarulu, the three hit men murdered Hemant and dumped the body outside the village of Kistaigudem in Sangareddy. They then went to a roadside store where they began to consume liquor.
“When they turned on their cell phones, we tracked their location and detained them. During the interrogation they revealed the whole plan, ”said DCP Venkateswarulu.
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