{"data":{"prismicArticle":{"uid":"betting-addiction-turns-deadly-cop-wife-kill-realtor","tags":["politics"],"first_publication_date":"2026-05-07T07:45:26+0000","last_publication_date":"2026-05-07T07:45:26+0000","data":{"third_party_url":null,"title":{"text":"Betting Addiction Turns Deadly: Cop, Wife Kill Realtor"},"rating":null,"datetime":"2026-05-07T03:44:00+0000","img":{"url":"https://images.prismic.io/prad%2Ff26aef8f-eca6-406c-ba1a-75529bd5155e_suicide.jpg?auto=format,compress&rect=0,54,1200,592&w=2028&h=1000"},"embed":{"embed_url":null,"thumbnail_url":null,"author_url":null,"title":null},"content":{"raw":[{"text":"Addicted to online betting, a police Constable along with his wife murdered a realtor to loot the gold he was wearing in order to clear their mounting debts, police said on Thursday."},{"text":"The shocking crime took place in Telangana's Siddipet town last week but came to light on Wednesday after police cracked the case and arrested the couple."},{"text":"Police investigations revealed Gauthi Praveen, working as Constable in the Central Crime Station (CCS) at Siddipet district headquarters, and his wife Rajitha murdered Belde Vishwanatham (57), a realtor, on May 2 and looted 10 tolas of gold on his body."},{"text":"Police, which had registered a missing case on a complaint by the victim's family, recovered his body from a canal near Imambad on May 3 and took up the investigation."},{"text":"Based on the CCTV footage, police identified the killers and arrested them."},{"text":"Police investigations revealed that Praveen and his wife had lost Rs 60 lakh in online betting and had accumulated debts to the tune of Rs 30 lakh."},{"text":"The Constable had mortgaged a plot of his brother with Vishwanatham for Rs 12 lakh. As he had failed to pay the amount to the realtor, the latter suggested that he sell the plot."},{"text":"However, the Constable promised to show him an alternate plot. "},{"text":"On May 2, the accused along with his wife took Vishwanatham in their car to an isolated place near Peddakoduru."},{"text":"\"The couple allegedly tied the hands and legs of the realtor in the car and strangled him to death with a wire. They took 10 tolas of gold he was wearing and dumped the body in a canal near Imambad,\" a police official said."},{"text":"Later, the couple went to Hyderabad and sold the looted gold at a jewellery shop."},{"text":"When Vishwanatham did not return home, his wife lodged a complaint with Chinnakoduru Police Station."},{"text":"The Task Force under the leadership of Assistant Commissioner of Police Ravinder Reddy began an investigation and found his body in the canal."},{"text":"Based on CCTV footage and other scientific evidence, the investigators identified the accused and arrested them."},{"text":"The subsequent investigations also revealed Praveen and Rajitha on April 25 robbed an elderly woman in their neighborhood on the pretext of taking her to a hospital in their car."},{"text":"The accused robbed the woman of the gold chain she was wearing and sold the same at a shop in Hyderabad for Rs 4.80 lakh. The couple lost the entire money in betting."},{"text":"It also came to light that Praveen had accompanied the woman to One Town Police Station to lodge a complaint about the theft of her gold chain."}]}}},"relatedArticles":{"edges":[{"node":{"uid":"smriti-mandhanas-ex-in-legal-trouble-again","data":{"third_party_url":null,"title":{"text":"Smriti Mandhana’s Ex in Legal Trouble Again"},"img":{"url":"https://images.prismic.io/prad/aSrdYHNYClf9nmOM_smritipalasha.JPG?auto=format,compress&rect=0,0,2028,1000&w=2028&h=1000"},"datetime":"2026-05-07T16:29:00+0000"}}},{"node":{"uid":"vijay-invited-to-form-govt","data":{"third_party_url":null,"title":{"text":"Vijay invited to form govt"},"img":{"url":"https://images.prismic.io/prad/afxBycBOoF08xtFX_VijayTN.png?auto=format,compress&rect=0,39,450,222&w=2028&h=1000"},"datetime":"2026-05-07T07:39:00+0000"}}},{"node":{"uid":"warner-admits-foolish-drink-driving-call","data":{"third_party_url":null,"title":{"text":"Warner Admits ‘Foolish’ Drink-Driving Call"},"img":{"url":"https://images.prismic.io/prad/Z9_ZzndAxsiBvxVX_warner.JPG?auto=format,compress&rect=0,0,2028,1000&w=2028&h=1000"},"datetime":"2026-05-07T07:16:00+0000"}}},{"node":{"uid":"zoho-sridhar-calls-for-presidents-rule-in-tn","data":{"third_party_url":null,"title":{"text":"Zoho Sridhar Calls for President’s Rule in TN"},"img":{"url":"https://images.prismic.io/prad/afw49sBOoF08xtBm_SridharVembu.png?auto=format,compress&rect=0,16,450,222&w=2028&h=1000"},"datetime":"2026-05-07T07:02:00+0000"}}},{"node":{"uid":"hyds-skyroot-becomes-indias-first-space-tech-unicorn","data":{"third_party_url":null,"title":{"text":"Hyd's Skyroot becomes India’s first space-tech unicorn"},"img":{"url":"https://images.prismic.io/prad/afw-YsBOoF08xtD8_skyroot.png?auto=format,compress&rect=0,38,448,221&w=2028&h=1000"},"datetime":"2026-05-06T19:25:00+0000"}}},{"node":{"uid":"shikhar-dhawan-registers-marriage-with-sophie","data":{"third_party_url":null,"title":{"text":"Shikhar Dhawan Registers Marriage with Sophie"},"img":{"url":"https://images.prismic.io/prad/afwWc8BOoF08xs6C_Shikhar.png?auto=format,compress&rect=0,25,632,312&w=2028&h=1000"},"datetime":"2026-05-06T18:35:00+0000"}}},{"node":{"uid":"cbn-pushes-seaweed-farming-to-boost-incomes","data":{"third_party_url":null,"title":{"text":"CBN Pushes Seaweed Farming to Boost Incomes"},"img":{"url":"https://images.prismic.io/prad/aNF9JZ5xUNkB0-9N_cbnacqua.JPG?auto=format,compress&rect=0,0,2028,1000&w=2028&h=1000"},"datetime":"2026-05-06T18:20:00+0000"}}},{"node":{"uid":"kavitha-hints-at-bigger-game","data":{"third_party_url":null,"title":{"text":"Kavitha Hints at Bigger Game"},"img":{"url":"https://images.prismic.io/prad/aftFe8BOoF08xrRb_kavitha.JPG?auto=format,compress&rect=0,0,2028,1000&w=2028&h=1000"},"datetime":"2026-05-06T11:44:00+0000"}}},{"node":{"uid":"us-tourist-dies-during-his-stay-in-dal-lake-houseboat","data":{"third_party_url":null,"title":{"text":"US tourist dies during his stay in Dal Lake houseboat  "},"img":{"url":"https://images.prismic.io/prad/aftBiMBOoF08xrHu_dallake.JPG?auto=format,compress&rect=0,0,2028,1000&w=2028&h=1000"},"datetime":"2026-05-06T11:15:00+0000"}}},{"node":{"uid":"rajini-meets-stalin---why-now","data":{"third_party_url":null,"title":{"text":"Rajini Meets Stalin - Why Now?"},"img":{"url":"https://images.prismic.io/prad/aftABMBOoF08xrGW_rajinistallin.JPG?auto=format,compress&rect=0,0,2028,1000&w=2028&h=1000"},"datetime":"2026-05-06T10:20:00+0000"}}},{"node":{"uid":"bus-conductor-with-unusual-height-gets-alternate-role-in-tgsrtc","data":{"third_party_url":null,"title":{"text":"Bus conductor with unusual height gets alternate role in TGSRTC"},"img":{"url":"https://images.prismic.io/prad/afsLZcBOoF08xqWn_TGSRTCConducror.JPG?auto=format,compress&rect=0,0,2028,1000&w=2028&h=1000"},"datetime":"2026-05-06T08:15:00+0000"}}},{"node":{"uid":"internal-rift-in-aiadmk-over-supporting-vijay","data":{"third_party_url":null,"title":{"text":"Internal rift in AIADMK over supporting Vijay!"},"img":{"url":"https://images.prismic.io/prad/de6a53e2-f618-4f81-8b57-b26dbfc1af99_palaniswamy.JPG?auto=format,compress"},"datetime":"2026-05-06T07:10:00+0000"}}}]}},"pageContext":{"isCreatedByStatefulCreatePages":false,"uid":"betting-addiction-turns-deadly-cop-wife-kill-realtor","tags":["politics"]}}