Karimnagar brothers arrested for allegedly killing Nune Venkatamma over superstition
Two brothers in Telangana's Karimnagar district have been arrested for allegedly killing their 80-year-old mother, Nune Venkatamma, who was paralyzed and needed care.
The motive? A local superstition that if she died in one son's house, he would be forced to leave the house.
Brothers staged mother's fall into well
During an April 5 family discussion about Venkatamma's health, worries about this superstition came up.
Police say this led her sons, the elder son, Nune Sammaiah, and younger son, Nune Srinivas, to take her out of the house when no one else was around and throw her into a nearby well.
At first, the family initially reported Venkatamma's death as an accidental fall into the well, but investigators spotted inconsistencies and uncovered the truth.
Both brothers are now in custody as police continue their investigation.