33-year-old hacked to death by husband in Kandukur

Hyderabad: A 33-year-old woman was hacked to death by her husband, who was allegedly drunk in Kandukur on Saturday night.
Police said that Saramma got married to Mahender, a labourer, nearly 15 years ago and they have two children.
Mahender, allegedly an alcoholic, is accused of harassing his wife and assaulting her. On Saturday, he came to their house in a drunken condition and allegedly beat her.On hearing the commotion, their two children woke up. The accused, Mahender, took both the children to another room and locked them by putting a latch.
Later, the accused attacked the victim with an axe and killed her. Meanwhile, the two children raised an alarm by shouting through the window. On hearing their cries, Venkamma, who resides in the neighbourhood, reached out to the children, who informed that their mother faced a threat to her life. Venkamma went inside the house and freed the children.
By the time they went to search for the victim, Saramma was lying in a pool of blood. The locals called the police, who reached the spot. The accused went missing following the incident. Later in the day, police nabbed Mahender and he was booked under section 302 (murder) of IPC.