The arrested accused in connection with the murder of Pendela Sampath
HYDERABAD: Three people, including a woman, have been arrested for allegedly killing a 32-year-old plumber by making him consume liquor mixed with pesticide in Telangana’s Jayashankar Bhupalpally district, according to news agency ANI. Sampath was found dead near the Zilla Parishad High School (ZPHS) in Buddharam on the night of September 17. Police initially registered a suspicious death case on September 18 under Crime No. 233/2026. The arrested accused were identified as Ummalla Srikanth, 36, Pendela Sumalatha, 26, the deceased’s wife, and Poludasari Tarun, 23. On September 17, Srikanth and Tarun allegedly took Sampath to the ZPHS premises in Buddharam and made him consume liquor mixed with pesticide. All three accused were arrested and produced before a court, which remanded them to 14 days in judicial custody.
Sampath suspected that his wife was allegedly in a relationship with Srikanth and had warned him several times, according to police. Police said the substance caused his death. All three are residents of Buddharam village.
The case was later altered under Sections 61(2), 103 read with 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) following the investigation.