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Lifer for Shamshabad priest for niece’s murder

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The accused had killed his niece after she pressured him to marry her. He dumped her body in a drainage manhole, covering it with soil and cement in June 2023

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News18 India

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Hyderabad Priest Who Killed Lover In 2023, Sealed Her Body In Manhole Gets Life Sentence

The court found A Venkat Surya Sai Krishna guilty under relevant sections of IPC and sentenced him to life imprisonment and imposed Rs 10 lakh fine

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The Hindu

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Lifer for Shamshabad priest for niece’s murder

The accused had killed his niece after she pressured him to marry her. He dumped her body in a drainage manhole, covering it with soil and cement in June 2023

7 days ago·India

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Hyderabad court awards life imprisonment to temple priest for 2023 murder

Hyderabad: A local court in Hyderabad granted life imprisonment to a temple priest for rape and murder of his paramour in 2023. He also received an additional seven-year term for destroying evidence. The priest Venkata Sai Surya Krishna, married with two children, had befriended and was engaged in an extramarital relationship with the victim, Apsara. When she started forcing him to marry her, he hatched a plan to kill her. Also ReadHyderabad: Pr…

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Hyderabad Priest Gets Life Sentence For Lover’s Murder After False Marriage Promise

A Hyderabad court on Wednesday sentenced priest Venkata Sai Surya Krishna to life imprisonment for the 2023 murder of his lover, Apsara, after making false promises of marriage. The court also handed him an additional seven-year sentence for tampering with evidence. According to investigators, Sai Krishna, who was already married, developed an extramarital affair with Apsara by falsely assuring her of marriage. As she began pressuring him to ful…

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Hyderabad Priest Gets Life Imprisonment for Killing Woman Over Marriage Dispute

Hyderabad: A Hyderabad court on Wednesday sentenced temple priest Ayyagari Venkata Surya Sai Krishna to life imprisonment for murdering a 30-year-old woman with whom he was having an extramarital affair. Sai Krishna, a priest at a temple in Saroornagar, killed the woman, Apsara, in 2023 after she pressured him to marry her. Following the murder, he disposed of her body in a manhole behind the Mahishamma temple, where he worked. The Rangareddy Di…

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Hyderabad priest sentenced to life imprisonment for killing woman

Hyderabad, March 26, 2025 A court in Hyderabad on Wednesday sentenced a temple priest to life imprisonment for killing a 30-year-old woman with whom he was having extramarital relations. Ayyagari Venkata Surya Sai Krishna, a priest of a temple in Saroornagar, had killed the woman in 2023 when she began demanding he marry her. He had dumped her body in a manhole behind the Maisamma temple, where he was working as a priest. The Rangareddy district…

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