Hyderabad: In a shocking incident, mental disabled twins were allegedly killed by their maternal uncle at Sathyanarayanapuram in Chaitanyapuri Police Station limits on Friday night in order to relieve his sister from the hardships of looking after them.
Srijana Reddy and her twin brother Vishnuvardhan Reddy, both aged 12, were strangulated to death by Mallikarjun Reddy in his rented house in the city’s Chaitanyapuri area late Friday.
According to the police 12-year-old sibilings— Sujana Reddy and Vishnuvardhan Reddy hailing from Miryalaguda in Nalgonda district were brought here by their maternal uncle Mallikarjuna Reddy on the pretext of teaching them about swimming.
However, the accused strangulated the twins to death. the incident came to light when the house owner noticed the accused along with two others trying to shift the bodies in his car.
He alerted the police and they arrested Mallikarjun, his friend Venkatrami Reddy and car driver Vivek Reddy.
The parents told the police that the twins were mute and also mentally disabled since birth.
Police who reached the spot, taken Mallikarjuna and two other suspects into custody.
A case has been registered and further investigation is underway, police added.
