The police reached the spot around 8pm on Sunday to find Sayidivya stabbed to death with a trishool (trident) and Alekhya was clubbed with dumbbells.
Meanwhile, Purushotham was found sitting in the living room on the couch. “He looked like he was in a state of trance,” DSP Chary said. “Padmaja was sitting on the bed, looking at the wall. She did not seem to be aware of our presence,” he revealed.
The heads of the daughters were cracked open.
“The couple were followers of Mehar Baba, Sai Baba and Rajaneesh or Osho. They regularly used to visit Shirdi. They seem to be very spiritual. At the crime scene, we found a picture of Mehar Baba and the recent posts of Alekya on social media confirmed her spiritual inclination,” Madanapalli Inspector M Srinivas told
Andhra woman who killed her daughters continues to be unstable
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A highly superstitious teacher couple killed their two daughters, believing that they could be resurrected at Madanapalle in Andhra Pradesh s Chittoor district.. Image Source: IANS News
Madanapalle : , Jan 26 (IANS) The superstitious mother of two girls, whom she and her husband had murdered as part of eccentric rituals with a hope to resurrect them later, continued to be in an unstable condition on Tuesday.
After being produced at a court here, V. Purushotam Naidu, a lecturer at a government women s college, and his wife V. Padmaja, a mathematics teacher in Masterminds IIT Talent School, were sent to the Madanapalle jail on a 14-day remand.
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Family under influence of occult practices, say police
High drama marked the arrest of the couple, accused in the murder of their two unmarried daughters, at their residence at Madanapalle in the district on Tuesday. A special police party posted at the house since Sunday night had to control the mob frenzy and resistance of the couple during the arrest.
Purushottam Naidu (55) and Padmaja (50) who allegedly hit and stabbed their daughters Alekhya (27) and Sai Divya (22) with dumb-bells and a trident, are reportedly under the influence of occult practices observed inside their house during the last few days.
Jan 25, 2021, 15:26 IST
CHITTOOR: Extreme superstitious beliefs in India have often caused problems and led to bizarre outcomes. In a shocking incident that took place in Madanapalle of Andhra Pradesh, a couple murdered their own daughters in a pretext of sacrificing them to the lord.
The incident took place at the couple’s house in Madanapalle city of Chittoor district. The accused parents including mother Padmaja and father Purushottam Naidu allegedly sacrificed their two daughters after receiving a divine message from Lord.
The mother smashed their daughters to death with the help of a heavy object, being identified as Dumbbells. According to the parents, it was to be the end of Kalyug world on Sunday (24 Jan) and by killing off their daughters, it will ensure the daughters’ rebirth in Satyug (Golden era).
In a spine-chilling incident, a woman killed her two daughters at Madanapalle in Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh in the name of "belief". This gruesome