Telangana: 35-year-old killed in fight over mutton curry at wedding

A brawl broke out over mutton curry not being served satisfactorily at a wedding claimed the life of a man and left another gravely hurt in Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district in Telangana, the police said.

35-year-old, identified as Suraram Parusharamulu died and his brother Nagaraju was injured when they were attacked with axe and sticks by Praveen and Kishtaiah.

According to a report, the incident took place in Dacharam village in Mothkur mandal on Tuesday.

Suraram Venkataiah, who was part of the marriage party, complained that the bride's family did not treat the guests well. He was displeased that mutton pieces were not served with the curry during the wedding.

He had an altercation over the issue with one Chandraiah, an elder of Dacharam village. Other guests stepped in to calm them down.

After going back to the village, Venkataiah again started an argument with Chandraiah. During which Venkataiah's sons Praveen and Kishtaiah got furious and attacked Chandraiah's sons Parshuramulu and Nagaraju with axes.

Parshuramulu and Nagaraju both were seriously hurt and they were shifted to government hospital. However, Parshuramulu lost his life on the way to the hospital while Nagaraju was later shifted to a private hospital in Hyderabad.

"We have registered a case of murder on a complaint by the victim's family and took up investigations," said Assistant Sub-Inspector of police Katta Mohan.

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