Hyderabad: Life convict on parole kills wife, self

HYDERABAD: A life convict out on parole allegedly killed his wife and then committed suicide at their house in Sangareddy on Wednesday night. The couple was identified as B Shankar, 36, a painter by profession, and his wife Sravanti, 33, residents of Narayana Reddy Colony in Sangareddy. They did not have children.
In 2013, Shankar was arrested for murdering his relative in his village Bommareddypet, was convicted in the murder case and sentenced to undergo life imprisonment.On June 26, Shankar came out of Sangareddy prison on parole and went home.
On Wednesday night, he stabbed Sravanti multiple times and killed her at home. After killing his wife, Shankar committed suicide by hanging from the ceiling fan with a bed sheet, Sangareddy DSP P Sreedhar Reddy said.
Police found a suicide note, purportedly written by Shankar, in the house. “In the note, Shankar mentioned that his wife had an affair with someone from her native place and he decided to kill her and also end his life,” the DSP said. Police registered a case under sections 302 of IPC and 174 of CrPC.