Khammam teen poisoned for spotting minor friend with married woman
After being spotted, she and the 14-year-old allegedly feared that the victim would reveal their relationship and decided to eliminate him. The next day, the 14-year-old took the victim along and allegedly made him consume a cold drink mixed with pesticide, police said.
Further investigation is on,” said J Nagaraju, sub-inspector, Kalluru police station. “On Oct 20, when the victim was visiting his village for the Dasara holidays, he allegedly spotted the two together in a room,” the police official said. Both the accused have been arrested. “We produced both of them before a court for remand. The minor has been shifted to the juvenile home in Warangal, while the woman has been sent to the Sathupalli sub-jail. Following a complaint by the victim’s family, Kalluru police registered a case. The two accused were booked for murder and arrested.
The woman had married a year earlier but had been living separately from her husband for about six months.
Hyderabad: A 15-year-old boy died after he was allegedly given a cold drink laced with pesticide in Kalluru mandal of Khammam district. Police suspect that the class 10 student was poisoned by his 14-year-old friend and the latter’s 19-year-old woman companion, who the victim had spotted together recently. Fearing that the victim might make the news public, the duo allegedly poisoned him, resulting in his death on Nov 8. The teenager died there on Nov 8 (Sunday) while undergoing treatment.
The boy rushed home and alerted his family, who took him to a govt hospital in Khammam. As his condition deteriorated, he was shifted to MGM Hospital in Warangal.