In a shocking attack, a 35-year-old woman was murdered allegedly by her adopted son at Greenlands, Begumpet, on Tuesday.
According to the police, the deceased has been identified as Lalitha, wife of Prabhakar. The couple migrated to Hyderabad from Bhongir 5 years ago, and took up residence at Imperial Apartments in Ameerpet.
The woman had adopted a young man named Srinivas as her son 5 years ago. The couple was running a mess.
According to Prabhakar, they had hired a new worker Kumar 10 days ago, to help in their business.
Prabhakar returned to the mess after buying vegetables on Tuesday morning, and was shocked to see his wife lying with stab injuries and Kumar locked in the bathroom.
He unlocked the bathroom door to learn that his adopted son Srinivas had locked him up and stabbed Lalitha with scissors. Reportedly, the perpetrator later absconded with the cash in the house and other jewellery.
West Zone Deputy Commissioner Of Police visited the spot and took up investigations.
A case under section 302 has been registered. Police suspect that Kumar is also involved in the murder.