Hemanth and Avanti- had been in a relationship for around four years and got married in June 2020 (File Photo) 
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Honour crime: Four more held in Hemanth murder case

The Cyberabad police arrested four more persons in the Hemanth ‘honour’ killing case on Monday.

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HYDERABAD: The Cyberabad police arrested four more persons in the Hemanth ‘honour’ killing case on Monday. The accused, who were on the run since September 24, have been identified as Erukala Krishna, Mohd Pasha, Byagari Sayanna alias Sailu, and Somayala Raju. It may be mentioned that Sailu was involved in two other murder cases in Patancheru, and has an active rowdy sheet at IDA Bollarum police station.

The police found that Sailu was a close friend of Hemanth’s wife Avanti’s maternal uncle Guduru Yugender Reddy, and had helped Avanti’s family in coordinating with the hired killers. In fact, Sailu was also involved in the murder plot, and even took part in the “planning meetings” at Avanti’s parents’ house in Chandanagar. 

Gold ornaments seized
The police seized gold ornaments that belonged to Hemanth, which were allegedly stolen by Krishna after dumping his body

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