Honour killing: Software engineer's charred body found in Telangana's Sangareddy dist

A techie was found dead on the outskirts of the Jinnaram mandal in the Sangareddy district of Telangana. It was suspected to be honour killing as the 25-year-old had married against the wishes of his wife's parents.

Hyderabad:A 25-year-old man, who went missing from here last week, was found murdered in Sangareddy district on Sunday with some relatives of his wife, who were "opposed" to their marriage, suspected to be behind the killing, police said. The man's charred body was recovered on the outskirts of Jinnaram mandal in the Sangareedy district, they said.

A complaint was lodged at the KPHB Police Station here by a relative of the man after he went missing on June 27 following which a missing case was registered, a policeman said. During the investigation, it was found that the man had married a woman of the same caste one year ago, against the wishes of her family. However, the woman's parents recently took her away to their house.

Based on the evidence, some suspects were questioned and they confessed to the murder of the man revealing that some relatives of his wife took him away to resolve the issue, police said. After having drinks at a place in the city, the man was strangled to death allegedly by his wife's relatives, who later took his body (in a vehicle) to Jinnaram outskirts and poured petrol on the body and burnt it, police said. After reaching the scene of the offence, police found the charred body in a decomposed state. Further investigation is on.