B Sairam, the main accused in the Venket laxmi murder case that happened in the city on October 25 last, surrendered in court on Monday. Sairam was also wanted in the murder case of a bank cashier last year.
B Jayram, a resident of BB Tata Colony here, had married P Venkat laxmi of Khalasahi three months back. The couple had tied the knot after eight years of courtship. They got their marriage registered in a court at Gopalpattanam in Andhra Pradesh. Jayram’s family, however, did not accept laxmi. later, Jayram and his family allegedly started torturing her for dowry. They even went to the extent of terminating her pregnancy.
Jayram’s brother Sairam used to demand dowry from laxmi’s family over phone even after she left the in-laws’ house following the abortion. Then, a case was registered at Mahila police station here. However, police advised the couple to compromise and settle. But, Jayram was arrested when he refused to stay with his wife.
On October 25, 2013, day when laxmi went to a local temple on her bicycle and did not return in the night, her family members lodged a complaint with police, said her sister G Dhanalaxmi. The next morning, laxmi’s charred body was found on the Jeypore High School ground. Three empty bottles were seized from the spot of which two were used to get petrol, while the other one was a liquor bottle. Then police had arrested five members of her in-laws’ family except Sairam as he had absconded.