VIJAYAWADA: In a shocking act, a man from Atmakuru in Nellore district recorded a video of his wife committing suicide while he egged her on to kill herself. The incident came to light on Tuesday night. The deceased was identified as Kondamma (31).
The woman ended her life after her husband Penchalaiah (38) accused her of having an extramarital affair. Police have arrested Penchalaiah, who works as a security guard at an ATM.
In the video, the accused can be seen asking his wife to go ahead with her decision to hang herself saying he won’t stop her. “I won’t stop you if you end your life. I’ll show this video to your brother,” Penchalaiah is heard saying in the background in the video clip.
After Kondamma ended her life, he even sent the video to her parents, who were shocked to see their daughter hanging herself to death and immediately informed the police.
Cops said the woman even hoped for a moment that her husband would stop her from ending her life, as could be seen in the video, but instead he continued to instigate her and kept recording the video as she choked to death. Even after that, instead of trying to save her, he sent the video to her parents. Based on the complaint filed by her family members, Penchalaiah was arrested on charges of abetment to suicide. Cops have also recovered the video as evidence. The couple has two children from their 13 years of marriage.
