Shamshabad murder: Non-repayment of loan suspected motive, four detained

HYDERABAD: A day after a woman's charred body was found in a vacant plot in Shamshabad, Cyberabad Police have reportedly detained four people for questioning.

According to police, failure by the accused to repay their dues could be the prime motive behind them killing Manjula. The police have detained Rizwana, who runs a ladies emporium near Manjula's house, along with two of her aides for questioning.

Sources said that Manjula had given a loan of Rs 1 lakh to Rizwana a while ago . Manjula's husband Lakshmaiah kept pressurising Rizwana several times for repayment of the loan. Rizwana allegedly hadn't paid interest on the loan for the past two months.

A few days ago, Manjula and Lakshmaiah went to Rizwana's house and warned her to repay her dues. The police suspected that Rizwana could have killed Manjula for this very reason. Reportedly, Rizwana's mother had also been detained by the police for questioning.

Police informed that on August 10, 2023, Manjula stepped out of her house to visit a hospital after complaining of stomach ache but didn't return home that day. Lakshmaiah then lodged a missing complaint with Shamshabad Rural Police. The police formed ten teams to search for the accused. On Friday night, the cops found two men moving on a bike with a fuel container near the crime scene. Based on CCTV footage, the two accused were spotted nearby filling five liters of diesel in a can at a fuel station nearby.

Manjula's daughter-in-law Akhila said that she had identified her mother-in-law at the crime spot after recognising toe ring and bangles. She said that the gold ornaments that Manjula used to wear were missing. Akhila asked that the police to nab the accused immediately and punish them severely.