Hyderabad: A man murdered his ex-wife at an apartment building in Green City Colony, Vanasthalipuram area of the city on Wednesday after she got married again, Tv9 Telugu reported.
The suspect identified as Mahesh, harboured resentment over ex-wife Sunitha’s remarriage post-divorce, and is suspected of plotting her killing.
Mahesh entered Sunitha’s apartment with a can of petrol and two knives. He got into an argument with her and then launched a brutal attack, the police said. He repeatedly stabbed her and hit her on the head with a flower pot, causing fatal injuries. Mahesh reportedly fled the scene but was caught within hours and was taken into custody.
The police said that the accused, Mahesh, had confessed to killing her because Sunitha had cheated on him and remarried.
Further investigation is underway.