The happiness of marriage in Tirupati turned into a bloody incident. Sensation spread after two people were murdered with a knife outside the marriage hall. Police is investigating from the angle of family dispute, while the viral VIDEO is raising many questions.
Tirupati: A very heart-wrenching incident has come to light from the holy temple city of Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh. Suddenly there was a scream amidst the ongoing wedding celebrations in a marriage hall. What started as a minor argument over a family dispute took such a horrific turn within a few minutes that two people were publicly killed. After this double murder, there is panic in the entire area. A video of the incident is also going viral on social media, which has given people goosebumps.
Silence in Padmavati Kalyana Mandapam: That horrifying scene at 9:40 pm
The shocking incident took place near the Padmavathi Kalyana Mandapam marriage hall on the busy Tiruchanur Road in Tirupati. On Wednesday night around 9:40 pm, when the wedding ceremony was in full swing and the guests were engrossed in food, drink and happiness, at the same time some people were having a heated argument with each other just outside the marriage hall. Within no time this period of abuse and scuffle turned into a bloody conflict. The attackers suddenly took out sharp knives from their pockets and started attacking the two people indiscriminately. Before the people around could understand anything, both of them fell on the road bleeding. When the local police team reached the spot as soon as the information was received, 50-year-old Muniratnam Reddy, a resident of Jeevakona, was lying dead on the ground, while Manikanta, a resident of Subba Reddy Nagar, was breathing on his last legs. Manikanta was immediately taken to Sri Venkateswara Ramnarayan Ruia Government General Hospital, but he also died during treatment.
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That years-old family dispute: Who was the ‘uninvited guest’ at the wedding?
Initial police investigation and statements of eyewitnesses have unveiled the suspenseful story behind this double murder. The main mastermind of this entire bloody conspiracy is a person named Sunil, who is a resident of Jangalpalli village of Yerpedu mandal. Sunil was living separately from his wife for the last several years and there was a court and social dispute going on between the two families. Sunil had secretly come to attend the wedding ceremony on Wednesday night. Coincidentally, Sunil’s mother-in-law Sampurnamma caught sight of him. Sampurnamma immediately informed Muniratnam and Manikanta—the two people who had made all the arrangements for Sampurnamma’s daughter’s marriage and helped her at every turn.
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‘Mother-in-law, son-in-law and those two helpers’: Knives pulled out in public after argument
As soon as Muniratnam and Manikanta heard that Sunil was there, they rushed straight outside the marriage hall and confronted him. They surrounded Sunil and started questioning him sharply on the allegations of leaving his wife abandoned and torturing him for years. Initially Sunil was on the backfoot, but then Sunil’s brother, sister and another close relative present at the wedding also jumped into the debate. After a few minutes of debate, tension spread like gunpowder in the atmosphere. Seeing themselves surrounded, Sunil and his relatives immediately stabbed Muniratnam and Manikanta in the stomach and chest. The accused fled from the spot after committing the crime.
The murderers were trying to escape: Police blocked them and caught them before leaving the city.
This double murder caused panic in the entire Tirupati police department. Separate teams were immediately formed under the leadership of Tirupati East Circle Inspector Srinivasulu. The police scanned the CCTV footage installed around the marriage hall and started investigating the video clips recorded on mobile phones by eyewitnesses. The killers were planning to leave the city and were moving towards the highway, but they could not stand the alertness of the police. According to sources, the police laid a trap from all sides and caught the accused just before they left Tirupati and took them into custody for questioning. This bloody incident at the holy pilgrimage site has also raised serious questions on the security arrangements.
What did the police say?
Tirupati East Circle Inspector Srinivasulu said that the matter is being investigated from every aspect. Initial indications point towards a family dispute, but it is too early to reach any final conclusion. The police are interrogating all the people concerned and further legal action will be taken based on the available evidence. At present, this double murder has created a sensation in Tirupati. This violent incident, which took place in a happy atmosphere like a wedding, has shocked the local people. Police say that only after the investigation is completed, the entire conspiracy and real reasons behind the murder will be revealed.