Migrant labourer kills ex-landlady, grandkid

HYDERABAD: A 60-year-old woman and her nine-year-old granddaughter were allegedly bludgeoned to death by a migrant worker from their neighbourhood in Nandigama in Rangareddy district. After the double murder, the accused, a former tenant, escaped with the jewellery of the elderly woman. Police arrested him on Saturday and recovered the stolen jewellery from his possession.
Though the double happened in the early hours of Friday, it came to light on Saturday.Police claimed the former tenant bore a grudge against Parvathamma for evicting him from the house.

The deceased were identified as E Parvathamma, who worked as a housekeeping help at a local Anganwadi, and her nephew's daughter, M Bhanu Priya, a class IV student of a local school in Nandigama.
On Friday morning, neighbours noticed Parvathamma and Bhanu Priya lying dead on the mat with head injuries. They alerted police and Bhanu Priya's parents, who live in Keshampet. After the preliminary investigation, police identified the suspect as Divakar Sahu, 23, a migrant worker. "Divakar bore a grudge against Parvathamma. He also knew that Parvathamma kept her jewellery at home and decided to steal it by eliminating her," DCP, Shamshabad, K Narayana Reddy said.
Around 1.30am on Friday, Divakar scaled the boundary wall of Parvathamma's house after informing his wife that he was going to attend nature's call. He saw Parvathamma and Bhanu Priya sleeping in front of the house. "Divakar attacked Parvathamma on the head with a brick and killed her. Hearing the noise, Bhanu Priya woke up and he attacked her too. After hitting the girl on the head with a brick, he slit her throat with a knife. Later, he stole five tola gold, 300gm silver ornaments and 1,000 cash from the almirah," the DCP added.
As Divakar went missing for long, his wife raised an alarm. Locals saw Divakar exiting the victim's house. They went to the victims' house and found two bodies. The accused was handed over to police. Parvathamma lost her husband and a son years ago. Her second son left the house long back and did not return. As she was alone, Parvathamma brought her nephew's daughter, Bhanu Priya, home three years ago and started taking care of her.