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Telangana Father Accused of Killing Twin Daughters Over Son Preference

Police say he targeted the children because he wanted a boy.

Overview

  • Villagers in Jubilee Nagar detained Kachhu Srisailam and handed him to Karimnagar Rural police after his twin daughters were found in a farm well.
  • Police say he took the girls from home, made them drink pesticide, and threw them into the well.
  • At least one child's body has been recovered from the well, and reports differ on whether the second has been found.
  • Circle Inspector A Niranjan Reddy is leading the investigation into a suspected motive rooted in his demand for a son.
  • The mother, Mounika, says he harassed her after the twins' birth and that relatives once urged her to end the pregnancy, highlighting pressure in some families to have male children.