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Karimnagar Police Arrest Six, Including Wife, in Car Driver’s Alleged Murder

Investigators say the death was staged after a failed poisoning plot linked to an illicit relationship.

Overview

  • Police in Karimnagar arrested K. Maunika and five others, including alleged paramour D. Ajay, on Thursday in connection with the September 17 death of driver K. Suresh.
  • The other accused were identified as A. Srija, P. Shivakrishna, N. Sandhya alias Radha, and N. Devadas, all residents of Saptagiri Colony, according to police.
  • Investigators allege the group first tried to mix Viagra and sleeping pills into food, then used liquor laced with BP tablets and sedatives before strangling Suresh.
  • Officers said they seized six mobile phones, sleeping pills, and BP tablets as evidence and presented the case details to the media.
  • After the killing, the wife allegedly told in‑laws he lost consciousness during sex, doctors later declared him dead at a government hospital, and the suspects have been remanded to judicial custody.