Son-In-Law Kills Aunt For Insurance Money, Police Busts Cover-up Inspired By 'Drishyam' Movie
CP Anuradha said that the accused had planned that if death was shown to be a road accident, he would receive the Rs insurance payout.
Published : July 13, 2025 at 2:01 PM IST
Siddipet: A man allegedly murdered his Aunt and tried to cover up the crime as an accident for claiming insurance money in Telangana's Siddipet under Thoguta police station jurisdiction, stated Police officials on Saturday. The accused confessed to Police that he was inspired by Drishyam movie to cover up the crime.
Briefing to the media, Siddipet Commissioner of Police B Anuradha said that T Venkatesh (32), a resident of Pedda Masanpalli village in Thoguta mandal, had taken multiple insurance policies in the name of his maternal aunt Ramavva(50) at the post office and State Bank of India (SBI) branch in March this year.
On July 7, he took Ramavva with him claiming to work near the farm. The Police official stated that he left her on the road and a Thar vehicle hit her. Venkatesh later called 100 and informed the police that it was an accident.
Based on CCTV footage, the Police identified the Thar vehicle and found out that the person who rented the car was Venkatesh's brother. Upon further investigation, it was revealed that the two brothers had planned to murder her for insurance money.
CP Anuradha said that Venkatesh had planned that if Ramavva's death was shown to be a road accident, he would receive the Rs 55 lakh insurance payout in her name and an additional Rs 5 lakh farmer's insurance.
Venkatesh had previously run a poultry farm and had fallen into debt.
Drishyam is a Malayalam-language movie directed by Jeethu Joseph in 2013. The film was later remade in multiple languages including Tamil, Telugu and Hindi.
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