The Krishna district police arrested a doctor, identified as Macherla Lokanadh Maheswara Rao, on the charge of killing his wife Dr. M. Radha. Lokanadh’s driver Janardhan alias Madhu was also arrested in connection with the case.
Dr. Radha was found dead on the second floor of Sri Venkateswara Mother and Child Hospital, where she used to live, on July 25. Maheswara Rao, a paediatrician and his wife Radha, a gynaecologist, had been practising in Machilipatnam for the last 25 years.
Acting on a complaint lodged by Maheswara Rao, the Inaguduru police registered a case. Preliminary investigation revealed that Maheswara Rao and his wife had property disputes, said Superintendent of Police P. Joshua.
