Man killed his brother's wife over financial disputes in West Godavari district

Palakollu: In an incident, a man has allegedly killed his brother's wife over financial disputes at Vedullapalem village in Palakollu Mandal of West Godavari district on Friday evening.

According to the police, M Challalu and Kutumba Rao are brothers who reside at Vedullapalem and Challalu wife Maremma (45) went to the gulf. Recently, both brothers built a new house with two portions at Vedullapalem. It's agreed that the construction cost of the building should be shared equally by them.

In this contest, Maremma returned from Gulf 15 days ago and inquired Kutumba Rao over the amount spent on the house construction. As there were differences in the calculations, Maremma said to take the issue to the village elders.

With this, a heated argument has taken place between them where Kutumba Rao lost his cool and attacked his brother's wife with a knife. In the attack, Maremma died on the spot. On the incident, the police reached the crime site, registered a case and investigating further.