Hyderabad, April 6 -- A man brutally slit the throat of his 29-year-old wife right in the presence of police near Zaheerabad, after she allegedly ran away with her paramour.

Mali Patel Siddha Reddy, 36, and Kavitha lived with their two children - nine-year-old Amulya Reddy and six-year-old Aadya alias Aditya - in Venkatramana Colony of Zaheerabad town.

Reddy earns a livelihood by running a panipuri bandi, whereas Kavitha was self-employed as a tailor.

According to Zaheerabad Town Station House Officer (SHO) Vinay Kumar, on the night of March 27, Reddy found his wife missing. He lodged a police complaint, alleging she had run away with Rs 3 lakh cash.

Police found that Kavitha had eloped with Pavan Kumar Reddy, a resident of Jadcherla ...