Nalgonda honour killing: ‘Killer’ dad went ahead with supari despite police warning

HYDERABAD: Despite a stern warning by Nalgonda superintendent of police and his deputy to Vysya strongman T Maruthi Rao not to harm his daughter Amrutha and son-inlaw Pranay, he went ahead with the supari killing.
On Sunday, Rao, his brother Sravan and four contract killers from Hyderabad with Bihar links were detained for questioning. Angry with the inter-caste wedding, Rao ordered his daughter to terminate her pregnancy, but she refused.
Amrutha Varshinisaid, “After we met IG Stephen Ravindra in January, he swiftly called then Nalgonda superintendent of police Srinivas. We met the police officer and gave a written complaint about threats from my father, uncle and their henchmen. The SP immediately warned my father. Later, when a new SP took over, he too warned dad. After this, my father called me, but I explained to him they may have checked old files.”
IG Stephen Ravindra had sent a warning message in January to Maruthi Rao and others that he will come to Nalgonda to protect the couple if they don’t back off. With police assurance, the couple who had gone into hiding, returned to Miryalaguda Nalgonda SP A V Ranganath told TOI, “After I took charge I studied the file, and we warned Rao. Again on August 17, the couple held a reception and went to deputy superintendent of police. The officer told Amrutha not to trust her father. But Amrutha told the police officer that her father had mellowed. Rao made her daughter believe all was well before murdering Pranay.
Police have denied the role of Nayeem gang. Amrutha said, “My dad has been warning us since school . Pranay’s body was buried on Sunday. I will raise the baby in his memory.”