Vijayawada shocker: Wife sedates husband with 20 sleeping pills in biryani, smothers him with boyfriend’s help; watched porn beside his body

A woman allegedly murdered her husband with the help of her boyfriend after lacing biryani with sleeping pills, police said. The incident occurred at Chiluvur village in Duggirala mandal, where the victim, Lokam Shivanagaraju, an onion trader, was found dead under suspicious circumstances.

Shivanagaraju had been married to Lakshmi Madhuri since 2007, and the couple had two sons. Madhuri, who worked at a cinema ticket counter in Vijayawada, had reportedly developed a relationship with Gopi, a native of Sattenapalli. Police said she viewed her husband as an obstacle to the relationship.

On the night of January 18, Madhuri allegedly mixed around 20 sleeping tablets into the biryani prepared for her husband. After he became unconscious, Gopi reportedly arrived at the house around 11.30 pm. Police said Gopi sat on Shivanagaraju’s chest while Madhuri suffocated him with a pillow, resulting in his death.


After confirming the death, Gopi left the house. Shockingly, Madhuri reportedly spent the entire night in the room with her husband’s body, watching porn videos. The next morning, she raised an alarm, claiming her husband had died of a heart attack.

Suspicion arose when relatives noticed injuries and bleeding from the victim’s ear. A post-mortem examination confirmed death due to suffocation, leading to the arrest of Madhuri and the detention of Gopi. Further investigation is underway.

(With inputs from TOI)