Overview

• Rani, 21, was fatally attacked at her parents’ home in Gerri village, Dahegaon mandal, in Kumuram Bheem Asifabad district.
• The accused father-in-law, identified as Sattaiah, allegedly used an axe and a knife to kill her, according to police and family accounts.
• Reports say the killing followed tensions over her love marriage to his son, whom he had pressed to leave her and marry someone else.
• She was reportedly eight to nine months pregnant, with some reports noting she expected to deliver soon.
• Police opened an investigation after registering a case that names the father-in-law, his wife, and another daughter-in-law; no arrests were reported in the coverage.