Police caught the accused

Hyderabad: A real estate businessman shot dead his second wife at their house in Malkajgiri in the early hours of Wednesday. The accused was arrested three months ago with an illegal gun when he was preparing to murder the victim.Accused D Arun Kumar, 48, a real estate businessman from Maruti Nagar in Malkajgiri, has two children from his first wife. Since his first wife was ill for a long time, Arun separated from her and married her sister Nishita Rani alias Nisha Rani five years ago.However, tension arises between Arun and Rani as she doubts his loyalty.After repeated disputes, Rani started living separately. Dissatisfied with Rani’s conduct, Arun decided to kill her and, using his contacts, obtained a country-made firearm from Munger in Bihar in March.While he was plotting to kill Rani with the illegal firearm, Charminar Task Force police, in coordination with Amberpet police, arrested Arun along with his associates, Mohammad Abbu, 26, a paan shop owner from Yapral and Mir Muzammil Ali Khan, 23, a student from Yakutpura, on March 9, 2026, at Ali Cafe X Roads in Amberpet.Police seized a country-made pistol, six live cartridges and a two-wheeler from their possession. Amberpet Inspector T Kiran Kumar said, “We have produced the accused in the court and they have been sent to judicial custody. Arun spent more than 40 days in remand.”Police have not yet filed a chargesheet in the case as the alleged arms suppliers have still not been arrested.Meanwhile, late on Tuesday night, Arun contacted Rani and asked her to come to his house to talk about family issues. Police said that during the meeting, Arun opened fire on Rani in the early hours of Wednesday and she died on the spot.Police suspect that Arun was with another accused at the time of the murder. After the incident, both the accused fled from the spot. Malkajgiri police launched a search operation to nab them. Rani’s body was sent for post-mortem and a case of murder was registered.