Hyderabad: A television anchor on Monday accused her husband of having an extra-marital affair and approached the police.
T. Padmavathi, who works as an anchor in TV11 channel, said that she had caught her husband in a compromising position with another woman. The woman has been handed over to the police, while Ms Padmavathi’s husband Satish is absconding.
Ms Padmavathi had married Satish in 2003. But Ms Padmavathi said that after a few years of marriage, her husband started harassing her.
“My parents gave him gold and money, but he was not satisfied. Two years ago, he dropped me at my parents’ place and said that he was going out on a business trip.” said Ms Padmavathi.
Later, Ms Padmavathi found out about his affair with a woman named Srilaxmi and was also living with her. “I have been trying to find Satish’s address. But he keeps changing his residence,” said Ms Padmavathi.
On Monday, she tracked Satish down to a house in Sriramnagar Colony. She took a few other women and mediapersons with her and went to confront Satish. He started abusing her.
“Satish hit her with a rod and injured her in the stomach and her back. After that he fled,” said the Kushaiguda inspector N. Venkata Ramana. A manhunt has been launched and the police have registered a case under section 324 and the investigation is under process.
