Archive · 10 Aug 2026
Andhra Man Found Dead On Highway, Cops Suspect Wife, Son
In a small town in India, a man's body was found on a highway.
At first, people thought a car had hit him.
But the police found clues that suggested something else.
They found blood at his home.
They think he may have been hurt at home and then moved to the road.
The man's father told police he suspected the man's wife.
The wife and her son were missing.
Police found them and are asking them questions.
The police are trying to find out exactly what happened and why.
Subrahmanyam, a 47-year-old man from Dish Colony in Pileru, Andhra Pradesh, was found dead with bleeding injuries on the Tirupati highway on Saturday.
Locals initially suspected he was knocked down by an unidentified vehicle, but police now suspect he was murdered at home and his body dumped on the highway.
The victim's father, Krishnaiah, raised suspicions about daughter-in-law Umadevi, who was reportedly missing along with her son Lohith.
Investigators found bloodstains in the house and CCTV footage showing the movement of a two-wheeler and the transportation of the body.
Umadevi and Lohith have been detained and questioned; police are probing frequent marital disputes and an alleged extramarital relationship as possible motives.
- Who
- Subrahmanyam, a 47-year-old man from Dish Colony in Pileru; his wife Umadevi and son Lohith are detained as suspects; his father Krishnaiah raised the initial suspicions.
- What
- Subrahmanyam was found dead on the Tirupati highway; police suspect he was murdered at his home and his body was dumped on the highway to appear like a road accident.
- When
- The body was found on Saturday.
- Where
- Pileru town, Andhra Pradesh; the body was found on the Tirupati highway.
- Why
- Police suspect frequent disputes between the couple and an alleged extramarital relationship may have provided a motive for the killing.
- Victim
- Subrahmanyam, 47, resident of Dish Colony, Pileru
- Location
- Pileru town, Andhra Pradesh
- Body Found
- Tirupati highway on Saturday
- Initial Suspicion
- Hit-and-run by an unidentified vehicle
- Detained
- Umadevi (wife) and Lohith (son)
- Investigation Lead
- Pileru DSP Krishna Mohan
- Possible Motives
- Frequent marital disputes; alleged extramarital relationship