Overview
- Polipalli Surya Prakash, 41, was attacked with stones at his Dwarapudi home around 11:30 p.m. on February 26, hours after marrying Sandhya at the Annavaram temple.
- Police and local reporting describe the killing as a suspected honour crime linked to family opposition to the couple’s inter-caste or love marriage.
- Sandhya is a government employee, identified variously across reports as a Deputy Tahsildar, Deputy Collector or staff at the Mandal Revenue Office.
- A murder case has been registered, senior officers inspected the scene, forensic teams collected evidence, and the postmortem was conducted in Rajamahendravaram.
- Suspect status remains unsettled: ANI cites three arrests including the bride’s brothers, while PTI and local police say the accused are at large and being traced; the inquest has been completed and the body handed to the family.