Andhra couple beat daughters to death with trishool and dumbbells, in hope to revive them

  • | Monday | 25th January, 2021

The incident came to light on Sunday night when the father N Purushottam Naidu informed his colleague about the murders, who in turn contacted the police. The younger daughter Sayidivya (22) was first stabbed to death with a trishool (trident) while the older Alekhya (27) was clubbed with dumbbells.

In a horrific incident, a couple from Andhra Pradesh’s Madanapalle in Chittoor district allegedly beat their two daughters to death with dumbbells and a trishool in the belief that they would be able to bring them back from the dead. The couple, identified as V Padmaja and V Purushotham Naidu, believed that they had special powers and it would help them revive their dead daughters, said police.

The incident came to light on Sunday night when the father N Purushottam Naidu informed his colleague about the murders, who in turn contacted the police. The younger daughter Sayidivya (22) was first stabbed to death with a trishool (trident) while the older Alekhya (27) was clubbed with dumbbells.
The accused were found to be in a mentally disturbed state, Divisional Superintendent of Police (DSP) Ravi Manohara Chary said.

Neighbours informed the police that they would often perform pujas and one such ritual took place on the night of the murders as well. The DSP said that the family were very devout, adding, "They killed their children so that they would live again. The mother beat the children to death and the father present at the time of the incident."

Naidu was the Vice Principal of Madanapalle Government Women`s Degree College while his wife Padmaja was working as a correspondent and principal of a private educational institute, police said.

The elder daughter was enrolled in a post-graduate course in Bhopal and the younger one had studied BBA and was pursuing a course at the AR Rahman Music Academy.

The family had moved into their newly built house in the village of Sivanagar in August last year.


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