Forensic doctor asserts Sarika, sons did not die of cylinder blast

Hyderabad, Nov 6: In a new twist to the death of Sircilla Rajaiah's daughter-in-law Sarika and her three sons, the forensic doctor Nagamohan asserted that the four of them did not die of the cylinder blast. Nagamohan, who performed post-mortem on the four bodies, asserted that the bones of Sarika and her three sons were broken before their death. He said it is not possible for the bones to break in the cylinder blast. Nagamohan said the bone samples were sent to the forensic lab to asertain whether Sarika and her sons died of poisoning. On Thursday night, Warangal police had produced Rajaiah, his wife Madhavi and son Anil before the magistrate, who sent the three accused to 14 days remand. The three were then shifted to Warangal Central Jail. The three were in police custody since Wednesday when charred bodies of Sarika and her sons were found in Rajaiah's house in Warangal. On a complaint by Sarika's parents, police registered a case against Rajaiah, his wife and their son for harassment and abetment to suicide. The Police also booked a case of suspicious death. Sarika's relatives blamed ex member of parliament, his wife and son for the deaths. They cited a case booked against them in the past for harassing Sarika for dowry and Anil's extra-marital affair with a woman. Police said they were investigating the case from all angles to reach to a conclusion if it was suicide or a murder. Food samples collected from Rajaiah's house were also sent for examination to find out if Sarika and children were poisoned before burning.