Jagtial(Karimnagar): Man kills wife, elder brother

Jagtial(Karimnagar): An alleged psycho and drunk, Yella Lachayya (40) of Charlapalli village, in Sarangapur mandal, allegedly murdered his wife, Santosh(36), after a tiff with her on Tuesday morning.

There used to be frequent quarrel between the two. They have three sons. The incident took place as Santosh was preparing morning tea. He also fatally attacked his elder brother, Narasayya (45), who tried to intervene .

Both were killed instantly, leading to both anxiety and fear among the residents. Following the double murder, the family wept inconsolably. Prior to the attack, in which he used a crowbar to stab the victims, Lachayya created a scene in their house. He was taken into custody. Dharmapuri CI S Mahender visited the spot along with SI Ganga Reddy. He took up investigation of the case, after father of Santosh lodged a complaint.