Police suspected Srinu’s involvement given that the modus operandi was similar. It was on December 17 that a body of an unknown woman was found in Devarkadra village in Mahbubnagar. Srinu confessed that the remains were of a woman he had killed earlier this year. One of the cases came to light only last week after a skeleton was recovered from a heap of sand kept for government auction at Abdullapurmet. During investigation, Srinu confessed to three more murders, all committed in the past year. His wife Salamma too was arrested after stolen jewellery was recovered from her. Mahbubnagar SP Rema Rajeshwari said Srinu was arrested on Friday for the murder of a 53-year-old woman C Aliveamma, a labourer. Among his victims was his brother’s mother-in-law with whom he is believed to have had an illicit relationship.
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If convicted, he would be one of the deadliest serial killers in the country. According to police, Srinu has now been named in at least 17 murders. This time, he was sentenced to three years in jail, leading to his release in 2018. Police claim that he started his second round of killings in 2014 and murdered as many as eight women till 2015 when he was again convicted in another murder case. However, he was caught after a few days and was sentenced to two years of rigorous imprisonment.
Police confirmed to TOI that Srinu had escaped from the Mahbubnagar jail in 2007. He was however released early in 2013 for good behaviour. He was arrested and given a life sentence by a local court in 2009.
Police allege that Srinu murdered at least five women in 2007, when he started his alleged killing spree.