Hyderabad: Police cracked two murder for gain cases involving the abduction and killing of elderly women and arrested the accused in Hyderabad.
Film Nagar Police detected the cases after initially treating them as missing persons. They later invoked relevant sections of the BNS based on evidence. The accused, Kunasani Vasu (29), a car driver from Jubilee Hills, was arrested on March 31.
Murder for gain cases solved through technical evidence
During the investigation, police analysed CCTV footage and technical data. The footage and data showed the accused taking the victims on a two-wheeler.
On interrogation, he admitted that he targeted elderly women known to him. He gained their trust and then took them to isolated locations.
He strangulated the victims using a rope and robbed them of their gold ornaments. Later, he dumped the bodies at secluded places.
Police said the accused sold or pledged the stolen jewellery to clear debts from online betting. He confessed to murdering Boinapally Yadamma (70) and Mangamma (56).
Investigators seized a rope, vehicles and a mobile phone used in the crime. They produced the accused before the court, and the court remanded him to judicial custody.
Police continue the investigation to identify further links in the case.
𝗠𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗚𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗗𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 – 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗔𝗿𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱
Film Nagar Police have successfully detected two sensational “Murder for Gain” cases (Cr. No. 122/2026 of Film Nagar PS and Cr. No. 159/2026 of Jubilee Hills PS) involving the abduction…
— Hyderabad City Police (@hydcitypolice) March 31, 2026