Overview
- Police in Guntur district detained Lakshmi Madhuri and her alleged paramour Gopi over the January 18 death of onion trader Lokam Siva Nagaraju in Chiluvuru village.
- The post-mortem concluded Nagaraju died of suffocation and noted fractured ribs, contradicting an initial claim of a natural death.
- Investigators say Madhuri allegedly mixed sleeping pills into biryani before the pair suffocated the victim, with Gopi reportedly pinning his chest.
- Police report that Madhuri confessed during questioning and that phone forensics showed pornographic videos were viewed through the night beside the body.
- A case has been registered under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, and investigators say further forensic work and formal charges are pending.