Woman, partner assaulted and thrown into well by her kin in Maharashtra's Nanded

The family members of a married woman allegedly assaulted her and her partner after they were caught meeting and then threw them into a well in Maharashtras Nanded district police said on TuesdayThe incident took place on Monday afternoon they said adding the womans body has been recovered while the search was on for the man news agency PTI reportedThe womans father grandfather and uncle have been detained the police said adding that the age of the victims was being ascertainedThe woman got married about a year ago Her partner who lived in Borjunni village went to meet her in Golegaon village on Monday PTI reportedAfter finding them together at her residence the womans inlaws called her maternal family members and handed over the duo to them an officer from Umri Police Station told PTIThe woman and her partner were allegedly beaten up en route to Borjunni and thrown into a well in the Kakrala area under Umri Police Station limits around 230 pm on Monday he saidHer father uncle and grandfather were allegedly involved in the killings the officer informedThe womans father later reached Umri Police Station and claimed he was the one who killed both of them But later it was found in the investigation that her uncle and grandfather were also allegedly involved in the crime the officer statedThe three have been detained and further investigation is on into the case another officer saidTelangana man held for killing pregnant wife after quarrel disposing parts of body into riverMedipally Police of Rachakonda Commissionerate has arrested a 27yearold man in Telanganas MedchalMalkajgiri district for murdering his pregnant wife chopping her body into pieces and throwing them into the Musi river at PrathapsingarmThe arrest was made on MondayThe accused works as a bike taxi rider and resides at East Balaji Hills in Boduppal and is originally from VikarabadHe married the 21yearold a neighbour from the same village on January 20 2024 at Arya Samaj in Kukatpally and the duo shifted to Hyderabad and lived in Boduppal after marriage said DCP Malkajgiri PV PadmajaYesterday we arrested an accused named Mahendra Reddy who killed his wife due to domestic violence The couple got married in January 2024 against the wishes of their parents and later faced domestic problems the official saidAfter a miscarriage she became pregnant again Due to some quarrel Reddy strangulated her and when she fell unconscious used an axe blade to commit further cruelty Case registered under sections 103 clause 1 and 238 of BNS equivalent to old IPC 302 and 201On April 22 last year the deceased lodged a complaint at WPS Vikarabad and a case under Section 498A IPC and Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act was registered Subsequently village elders held panchayats and the matter was compromised From June 2024 onwards the couple started residing in a rented house at BoduppalThe deceased worked for three months at a call Centre in Punjagutta However the husband of the deceased stopped her from continuing her job as he was suspicious of her movements In March 2025 the deceased conceived and was five months pregnant Even then frequent quarrels continued between them On August 22 the deceased informed the accused that she would go to Vikarabad on August 24 for a medical checkup and thereafter stay at her parents house The accused did not agree and a quarrel ensued The deceased abused him and on the same day the accused decided to eliminate her the police saidThe accused purchased an axe in Boduppal and kept it in the house On August 23 at about 430 pm he allegedly murdered the deceased by throttling her Thereafter in order to conceal the evidence he chopped the body into pieces and disposed of the head hands and legs by throwing them into the Musi River at Prathapsingaram and retained the headless and legless trunk in his room police saidWith PTI inputs