Amaravati, April 5 (IANS) A police officer in Andhra Pradesh’s Palnadu district has been suspended for his alleged involvement in an honour killing case.
Circle Inspector T. Venkataramana was suspended on Sunday by District Superintendent of Police Krishna Rao following allegations that he accepted money from the parents of a 22-year-old woman and handed her over to them despite her having entered into a love marriage. This act by the police officer is alleged to have directly contributed to her subsequent killing.
The woman, Chowdeswari, was allegedly strangled to death by her father in Macherla town.
She died on March 18, 2026, and the case was initially suspected to be a suicide. However, the post-mortem report, which came out on April 4, indicated that it was not a suicide.
Chowdeswari, a resident of Yadava Bazar in Macherla town, fell in love with Nagaraju from Jammalamadaka in the same district. However, her family opposed the relationship as they had fixed her marriage with another person. On March 4, she escaped from her home and reportedly married Nagaraju.
The woman’s father, Chandra Sreenu, lodged a missing complaint with the Macherla police. Her family members had also staged a protest in front of the police station, alleging inaction in tracing the missing woman.
The newly-wed couple was subsequently summoned by the police and, during the enquiry, Chowdeswari told the police that she was a major and that the marriage had been performed with her consent. When community elders tried to counsel her, she said she wanted to go with her husband and live with him.
However, the police reportedly sent the woman with her parents.
On March 18, Chandra Sreenu, along with another person, allegedly strangled his daughter to death while she was asleep. They then attempted to project it as a case of suicide.
Following the post-mortem report, the police took Chandra Sreenu into custody and launched an investigation.
–IANS
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