He was allegedly supporting the police in searching for her when the police, based on suspicion, questioned nHe confessed on Wednesday (January 22) amid searches for 35-year-old Venkata Madhavi, who was reported missing from January 18.

According to the police, her husband 45-year-old Guru Murthy, a native of Prakasam district in Andhra Pradesh, arrived at the Meerpet police station and confessed to killing her. He has been detained and a detailed probe has been launched.

After his stint in the Indian Army, Murthy began working as an outsourced security guard with the DRDO in Kanchanbagh. Murthy accompanied his in-laws to the police station to lodge a missing complaint about his wife. He was allegedly supporting the police in searching for her when the police, based on suspicion, questioned him. The case is under investigation.