Doctor arrested for murdering his wife in Vijayawada

Machilipatnam: The Krishna District police have arrested the paediatrician and his driver, Prabhupada Janardhan under the charges of murdering his wife who was found dead at their residence in Machilipatnam town on July 25.  

The couple has been practising together at the Mother and Child Hospital-Sri Venkateswara Hospital in Machilipatnam for 25 years. They lived on the second floor with their children and managed the hospital from the ground floor. 

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The police found that the doctor's husband had taken the help of their driver to plan the murder of his wife over property disputes. The couple used to fight with each other over property and various other issues. 

The 65-year-old doctor made plans with Janardhan (37) and decided to kill her on July 25th. On the day of the incident, the duo hid on the second floor of the house at around 5.55 pm. Janardhan entered the house and forcefully held the doctor from behind, after which the doctor came from the front and hit her on the head with a steel wrench used for oxygen cylinder tightening in the hospital.