Couple Held in Kamareddy Elderly Woman’s Murder; Gold Seized
The accused Rajitha was working as a maid at the house of Anasuya in the town for the last four years
Hyderabad: The Kamareddy police resolved the mystery behind the murder of a 66-year-old woman with the arrest of two persons including her maid servant.
The maid with the help of her husband killed the elderly woman Ch Anasuya on September 29 using a towel and made away with eight tulas gold ornaments.
Addressing a press conference, Kamareddy district Superintendent of Police, M Rajesh Chandra said the accused B Rajitha of Bathukamma Kunta was working as a maid at the house of Anasuya in the town for the last four years.
On September 29, when Anasuya’s husband Sudarshan left the house saying that he was going to the temple. A few minutes later, Rajitha came to Anasuya's house along with her husband Narsing.
After switching off the power supply in the house, they locked Anasuya, who was performing puja, into the next room, tied a towel around her neck and murdered her.
Then they took the gold bracelet, two rings and earrings from the deceased's waist and fled. When Sudarshan returned home from the temple, he found Anasuya dead and informed the police.
After killing Anasuya, Rajitha used to come to work to avoid suspicion. When the police conducted inquiries from various angles, it was found that Rajitha along with her husband had murdered Anasuya and stole the jewelry.
The police arrested Rajitha and Narsing and remanded them to judicial custody. The eight tulas of gold jewelry were seized from the possession of the arrested couple. Police inquiries revealed that Rajitha had stolen four tulas of gold jewelery from a house in 2023.
