Hyderabad: A 40-year-old domestic worker was arrested on Tuesday, July 7, for the alleged murder of her businessman husband in Hyderabad’s Miyapur .
Mallani Pentesh had been missing since December 2025. His wife, Satyavati, lodged a complaint with the Miyapur Police.
Initially, police were unable to trace Pentesh. But after his family members grew suspicious of Satyavati’s behaviour, the case took a significant turn.
Pentesh, a realtor by profession, lived alone in his apartment in Ambedkar Nagar. He was separated from his first wife for nearly a decade.
Satyavati initially worked as a domestic worker in his apartment complex. Over time, they grew close and decided to get married. Police said she allegedly concealed the fact that she was already married.
Another affair
While married to Pentesh, Satyavati allegedly developed an extramarital relationship with Madhusudhan Reddy, a resident of the same apartment complex. When Pentesh came to know of the affair, he allegedly forced Madhusudhan Reddy to vacate the apartment.
The duo decided to kill him.
Murder and a missing complaint
Last year, Satyavati mixed sleeping pills into Pentesh’s food. After he lost consciousness, she and Madhusudhan Reddy allegedly smothered him with a pillow, killing him.
They burnt the body at a deserted location bordering Maharashtra.
Pentesh’s half-burnt body was spotted by a few villagers from Maharashtra who reported it to the police. A case was registered there.
Meanwhile, Satyavati lodged a missing person complaint with Miyapur police, claiming her husband had disappeared.
Investigations began, and Pentesh’s last phone location was tracked in the Begumpet area. However, police were unable to trace him, and the case was stuck in limbo.
It was only after Pentesh’s relatives found her behaviour strange that they decided to tell the police, and the investigation shifted towards her.
Upon interrogation, she confessed to the crime.
She has been arrested and efforts are on to nab Madhusudhan Reddy.
