Hyderabad: Woman, 2 Others Held Over Murder Of ‘Lover Who Blackmailed Her Over Videotape’

Hyderabad: Three people, including a woman, have been arrested for allegedly murdering a 32-year-old man in Hyderabad, police said. According to reports, the woman was having an extramarital relation with her Facebook friend and when the latter started blackmailing her over a video footage, she devised a plan with two other men and killed her lover.

According to police, the deceased have been identified as 32-year-old Yashma Kumar, a photographer, who had been living in Hyderabad since 2018. The primary accused, M. Swetha Reddy (32), the wife of a software engineer, became friends with Kumar. Gradually they developed a close bond and started having an extramarital affair.

Police, during investigation, found out that a few days back, Kumar asked Reddy to undress and when she agreed, he videotaped the entire act. Later, he started blackmailing her to get married to him or else he threatened to disclose the video to her family.

Shweta Reddy, frightened by his threats, contacted another Facebook friend, Vijayawada-based Ashok. When Ashok and his aide Kartik arrived in Hyderabad, the three devised a plan to murder Kumar.

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As per the plan, they met on May 4 at her place, after which she called Yashma Kumar. When he arrived, Ashok and Karthik attacked him with a hammer on his head and fled the spot. Kumar fainted on the ground, and some passersby rushed him to a nearby hospital, where he died two days later.

The incident was initially investigated as a road accident. However, further investigation and the autopsy report revealed the murder. 

Police have arrested M. Swetha Reddy, along with her aides Andhra Pradesh resident K. Ashok (28) and his helper K. Karthik (30), and have seized their phones. Further probe in the matter is underway, police said.

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