The Andhra Pradesh Police have launched a manhunt for a mother who is on the run after murdering and dismembering the body of her son with the help of other family members, reports said. The 57-year-old woman, identified as K. Lakshmi Devi, is accused of killing her son with an axe or a similar heavy weapon and chopping it into five pieces ahead of dumping it in a water body.
According to the police, Lakshmi Devi of Andhra's Prakasam district decided to take matters into her own hands after her son K Shyam Prasad (35), a sanitary worker, crossed all limits. A man known for his abusive behaviour, he tried to take advantage of her. The police found that the entire family loathed Shyam who had earlier attempted to rape his maternal aunts who lived in Narasaraopeta and Hyderabad, news agency PTI reported. This is believed to be the reason why other members of the family came forward to help Lakshmi Devi in the crime.
The Andhra Police found out that the crime took place on February 13, Thursday. The middle-aged woman and others murdered her son and cut his body into pieces so that it could be hidden in sacks. The five pieces of the victim's body were stuffed into three sacks and dumped in the Nakalagandi canal in Cumbum village. A known "pervert", Shyam Prasad's unspeakable habits and way of life were the reason for the crime, Prakasam Superintendent of Police, A R Damodar told the news agency.
All the accused remained untraced during the time of filing this report but have been booked under BNS Sections 103(1) and 238.
