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Telangana man berates wife over no chicken in dinner, she hacks him to death

When she told him there was no money at home to buy anything, Sivaji became enraged and accused her of hiding money she earned as a domestic help.

TelanganaLakshmi picked up a machete and hit Sivaji on the neck, causing a deep gash. (Photo: AI-generated illustration/Gemni)
Written by: Sreenivas Janyala
2 min readHyderabadApr 28, 2026 02:28 PM IST First published on: Apr 28, 2026 at 02:28 PM IST

A woman in Telangana’s Kamareddy has been taken into custody for allegedly murdering her husband after he complained about no chicken on the menu.

According to the police, Kodanda Sivaji lived with his wife, Lakshmi, and two daughters at Gosangi colony in Kamareddy town. On Sunday, he came home and was upset because Lakshmi had not cooked chicken curry for dinner.

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When she told him there was no money at home to buy anything, Sivaji became enraged and accused her of hiding money she earned as a domestic help.

According to Kamareddy Town Circle Inspector B Narahari, the altercation escalated when Lakshmi told Sivaji that she and their daughters were suffering because he did not have a proper job. He verbally abused her and approached her. Intimidated, Lakshmi picked up a machete and hit Sivaji on the neck, causing a deep gash.

Sreenivas Janyala is a Deputy Associate Editor at The Indian Expr... Read More

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