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A large woman, Meghana, was allegedly murdered by her husband, N. Pradeep, astatine Lokamudi colony successful Kaikalur mandal of Eluru district. Her in-laws had initially claimed that she died of cardiac apprehension connected February 9.
Meghana, a autochthonal of Enikepadu colony successful NTR district, joined Pradeep of Lokamudi colony past year.
In October 2025, Meghana went to her parents’ location to observe the ‘Atla Taddi’ festival. During that period, Pradeep reportedly argued with his woman and her parents, saying that celebrating ‘Atla Taddi’ was not a contented followed by his family.
When Pradeep refused to instrumentality Meghana backmost with him, her parents convened a ‘panchayat’ with assemblage elders and colony heads. Following discussions, Meghana returned to her in-laws’ location a fewer months later, said Eluru Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) D. Sravan Kumar.
Police said Pradeep allegedly developed a grudge against his woman and reportedly smothered her to decease with a pillow connected February 9. Subsequently, Pradeep and his father, Narasimha Rao, allegedly attempted to represent the decease arsenic a lawsuit of cardiac arrest, said Kaikalur Circle Inspector Ravi Kumar.
Acting connected a ailment lodged by Meghana’s parents, who expressed suspicion implicit their daughter’s death, the Mandavalli constabulary registered a lawsuit and sent samples for forensic examination.
The Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) report, received recently, confirmed that Meghana died owed to asphyxiation and not cardiac arrest.
Police arrested the accused and produced them earlier a court, which remanded them to judicial custody, the DSP said connected Sunday.
