VIJAYAWADA: Extramarital affair was the cause behind the murder of pastor Bandikala Ravindra, police said, after arresting the victim’s wife and her paramour on Tuesday. The pastor’s body was found near the NH in Kovvuru area of Nellore district on July 7.
DSP Y Harinath Reddy said the victim’s wife, identified as Samata, was in an extramarital relationship with a man identified as Uparti Ramu. Ravindra and Samata were married for 14 years with two kids. “On July 6, the pastor caught his wife in a compromising position with Ramu. Fearing they would be exposed, they impulsively killed Ravindra by smothering his face with a pillow. Later in the night, Ramu took the body in his autorickshaw and dumped it beside the NH,” he said.
After autopsy report pointed to suffocation as the cause of death, cops launched an investigation. Both accused, who were absconding, surrendered before the tehsildar following which they were arrested.
