Sarita's death: Highlights

Hyderabad, Nov 4: Sircilla Rajaiah's daughter-in-law Sarita and his three grandsons died at his residence in Hanamkonda under mysterious circumstances in the early hours today. Developments so far: * Police arrested Rajaiah, his wife Madhavi and son Anil for alleged dowry death. * Women's organisations stage protest outside Rajaiah's residence. * Senior police officials probing the case from all angles, including suicide. * Rajaiah's grand-children identified as seven-year-old Abhinav, and twins Ayaan and Shriyaan (aged three). * Sarika and her three sons succumbed to burn injuries on the spot. * An LPG cooking cylinder with its regulator open found in their bedroom. * Sarika's mother Lalitha and sister Archana alleged that her in-laws "tortured her and killed her". * Archana says Sarika cannot commit suicide. She was tortured and killed, says Archana. * At the time of fire incident, Sarika's husband S Anil Kumar, Rajaiah, his wife Madhavi were at home at the time of the incident. * Anil and his parents live on separate floors of the same house. * Charred bodies of Sarita and her sons found in a room on the first floor. * Warangal City Police Commissioner G Sudheer Babu said: "There is still no clarity. FSL (Forensic Science Laboratory) experts are looking into it. Once they complete their examination, we can say something. We are investigating from all angles." * In April 2014, Sarita filed a criminal case against Rajaiah, his wife Madhavi, son S Anil Kumar and another woman, at the Begumpet women's police station in Hyderabad. * Sarika alleged her husband and in-laws were harassing her for dowry. * At that time, Sarika staged a sit-in protest outside Rajaiah's house.


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