Hyderabad, April 12 -- A 48-year-old man in Telangana's Jagtial allegedly tried to kill his mother-in-law by tying an electrical wire to her house door after his wife refused to return home.

Mallareddy is a resident of Jagadevpet village in Velgatur mandal. He married Padma 25 years ago. They have a 20-year-old son and an 18-year-old daughter. Following a domestic dispute two months ago, Padma and the children returned to her maternal home situated in the same village, Velgatur police told Siasat.com.

Since then, Mallareddy has repeatedly asked Padma to return, but she refused. Her mother, Rajamma, also supported her daughter and asked Mallareddy to leave them alone.

Mallareddy started holding a grudge against his mother-in-law, suspec...