The Khammam police arrested a woman and a minor in connection with the murder of a 15-year-old class 10 student in Chinnakorukondi village.
The accused killed the boy for witnessing their intimate relationship and threatening to expose it to his family member. The woman identified as Aparna was residing at her grandmother’s house after deserting her husband.
She developed a relationship with a minor. As the student witnessed
their intimate relationship, the woman feared that the boy would reveal it to the family members and decided to kill him.
As per the plan, she offered a soft drink laced with pesticide and killed the student on October 25. As the student became unconscious, the family members rushed him to the hospital where he died later while undergoing treatment.
Based on a complaint, the police booked a case and arrested Aparna and the minor.