Shiva Kumar Pinna | TNN | Updated: Sep 23, 2020, 15:30 IST

BELINDA (WARANGAL RURAL): A home guard was allegedly killed by his wife and her lover late on Sunday night. The incident that took place at Appalraopet village in Nekkonda mandal came to light on Tuesday when the man’s parents approached police. Jyothi and her alleged paramour Jilla Raju killed Dushyanth Singh and burnt his body, police said. Soon after, the duo mixed the ashes in a lake in the village.
The 40-year-old home guard worked in warangal traffic wing, while his wife Jyothi ran a small tailoring shop in the mandal headquarters where she lived with their two children, circle inspector P Tirumal said.
While her husband was away at work, she grew close to Jilla Raju from Appalraopet. When Duryanth Singh came to know of their affair, they hatched a plan to kill him.
Police suspect the duo on Sunday night took him to Appalraopet and gave him alcohol until midnight. When he was in an inebriated condition, they burnt him alive and spread his ashes in the lake. The accused are in police custody and a case has been registered at Nekkonda police station.