Hyderabad: A man killed his mother and sister as the family objected to his involvement in cricket betting. The double murder took place at a house in Medchal in Ravalkole village.
Sainath Reddy's father Prabhakar died in a road accident three years ago. Since then, his wife Sunita (42), Sainath Reddy and daughter Anusha have been living together. While Sunita worked in a private company, Sainath Reddy studying M.Tech is doing a private job and Anusha was studying B. pharmacy.
The family saved and redeemed nearly 20 lakhs rupees of insurance money which came after the death of Prabhaker Reddy.
Recently, Sainath Reddy suffered a severe setback by betting on IPL cricket tournament. He drew a huge amount of money from the bank without informing his mother. He also took 150 grams of gold jewellery from the house.
After coming to know about Sainath's deeds, Sunita and Anusha confronted him, forcing him to stop betting.
On the 23rd of this month, he mixed poison capsules in the food and later went to work. Mother and sister both consumed the poisonous food. The mother, who did not know about the truth called Sainath and instructed him not to eat the food as they have fallen ill.
However, Sainath Reddy, who reached home immediately, did not take them to the hospital until they reached a state of unconsciousness.
Anusha died on November 27 and Sunita on November 28.
After the funeral, family members and relatives forced him to divulge the truth. Later on, Sainath confessed about the conspiracy.
Police arrested Reddy on Sunday night following a complaint.
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