A Hyderabad techie killed his 29-year-old ex-wife at her residence in Hyderabad on Wednesday, the police said. As per a complaint filed by the woman's current husband, she was three months pregnant. However, the police has said it is yet to be confirmed as the post-mortem report is awaited. As per the police, the accused, in his 30s, barged into the victim's residence and after finding her inside a room, locked it from inside, and repeatedly stabbed her on her head and body with a knife, resulting in her instant death.
At the time of the incident, the woman's mother-in-law was in the verandah of the house, while her brother-in-law in a different room.
After being informed by her family members and neighbours, police reached the spot and found that the accused had poured petrol in the room, which he brought with him in a can, and had locked himself in the washroom. He threatened to set off fire in the room with a lighter he was carrying and after being convinced by the police officials, he came out of the washroom and was taken into custody, a police official said.
Based on preliminary investigation, police said the accused bore grudge against his ex-wife as she had filed a domestic violence case against him. Police said after their marriage in India in 2022, the accused went to Canada, where the accused worked as a software employee, and the deceased later joined him there. "Some differences arose between the couple and after staying with him for five days she later returned to India and subsequently filed domestic violence case against him in Maharashtra," they said.
The couple got divorced in 2024, and a year later, she remarried in April 2025. The accused came to India from Canada in March 2025 following the death of his mother, a police official said.
A Look-out Circular (LOC) was issued against him because of the case and his passport was suspended and he was unable to go back to Canada since then and was presently residing in his native place in Peddapalli district of Telangana, without any work.
The accused felt that he and his family faced mental suffering due to the case. He also felt that his mother's death was due to the mental agony caused by the estranged wife, police said.
The accused developed a grudge against her and decided to eliminate her, police said. He managed to locate her residential address through her social media account and came to Hyderabad two months ago and stayed in a hostel. He also "recced" the victim's apartment recently.
As per his plan, he came to the apartment on Wednesday with a bag containing two knives, a drilling machine, a can containing five-liter petrol among other items. CCTV footage broadcast by local TV channels showed the man carrying a bag and walking in the corridor of the apartment.
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