Former Congress Member of Parliament, Sircilla Rajaiah, his wife Madhavi and son S Anil Kumar were arrested after four family members were found dead at their Warangal residence in the early hours of Wednesday.
The daughter-in-law, S Sarika, along with seven-year-old Abhinav, and three-year-old twins Ayaan and Shriyaan, were found in a room on the first floor of their Hanamkonda residence.
An LPG gas cylinder was also found in the room with its regulator open.
We found four charred bodies – that of Rajaiah’s daughter-in-law (S Sarika) and his three grand-children.
G Sudheer Babu, Warangal Police Commissioner
The mother and sister of Sarika have claimed that the in-laws had tortured and killed her.
A criminal case was filed against Rajaiah, his wife Madhavi, son S Anil Kumar and another woman, at the Begumpet women’s police station in Hyderabad in April 2014, following a complaint lodged by Sarika, who alleged that her husband and in-laws had been harassing her for dowry.
The incident has come to light on the last day for filing of nominations for the by-election to choose the new candidate for Warangal Lok Sabha to be held on November 21.
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