Honour killing: Father allegedly kills daughter for marrying against his wishes in Andhra’s Palnadu

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In an alleged honour killing, a 22-year-old pistillate was strangled to decease allegedly by her begetter successful Macherla municipality successful Palnadu district, Andhra Pradesh.

The victim, Choudeswari, had died connected March 18, 2026 and was initially suspected to beryllium decease by suicide, but the post-mortem study which came retired connected Saturday (April 4, 2026), indicated that it was not a suicide.

According to sources, Chowdeswari, a autochthonal Yadava Bazar successful Macherla Town, Palnadu district, fell successful emotion with 1 Nagaraju, of Jammalamadaka, of the aforesaid district. However, her household members fixed her matrimony with different person. On March 4, she escaped from her location and reportedly joined Nagaraju.

Choudeswari’s father, Chandra Sreenu, lodged a ‘woman missing’ ailment with the Macherla police. After week days, the household members adjacent staged a protestation successful beforehand of the constabulary presumption alleging inaction of the constabulary successful tracing the missing woman.

On March 18, constabulary brought the recently wed mates and during enquiry, Choudeswari said she was a large and the matrimony was performed with her consent. When the assemblage elders tried to counsel the bride, Choudeswari said she privation to spell with her hubby and enactment with him. However, the constabulary reportedly sent the pistillate with her parents, and the bride groom with his household members.

On March 18, Chandra Sreenu, on with different person, allegedly strangled his girl to decease erstwhile she was dormant and aboriginal fabricated a script arsenic if she had died by suicide. Police took Chandra Sreenu into custody, and probe is on.

Published - April 04, 2026 03:18 p.m. IST

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