Landlord, Two Others Arrested in Killing of Tenant Swathi in Hyderabad, Police Say

Overview

• Dundigal officers say the trio—landlord Kishan and his friends Rajesh and Vamshi—attacked Swathi in her Green Hills Colony flat on Saturday morning.
• Investigators report her throat was slit with a sharp weapon inside the home in front of her eight-year-old son.
• The accused were tracked down, arrested on Sunday, produced before a local court, and remanded to judicial custody.
• Police say the relationship between Swathi and Kishan had deteriorated after she pressed him to marry, with preliminary findings indicating premeditation.
• The murder weapon was seized, and police added that Kishan’s wife attempted suicide after learning of the affair as further inquiries continue.