Woman sentenced to life for killing two sons to pursue affair
A woman in Chittoor district has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of her two young sons. C. Pavitra was convicted for killing her children in 2017 to pursue an extramarital affair. The court acquitted her accomplice due to insufficient evidence against him.
- ▪C. Pavitra was sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering her two sons in 2017.
- ▪She killed her children to continue her extramarital relationship with a tractor driver.
- ▪The court found her guilty of strangling her sons, aged six and three, before fleeing the scene.
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A Chittoor district court on Tuesday (May 26, 2026) sentenced a woman to life imprisonment for murdering her two minor sons in 2017 to continue her extramarital relationship.The IX Additional District Court convicted C. Pavitra (34), a resident of Kavvampalli village in Ramakuppam mandal of Kuppam assembly constituency, and imposed a life sentence along with a fine of ₹1,000. The court found her guilty of killing her sons, aged six and three respectively, on September 9, 2017.The Ramakuppam police said that Pavitra was in an extramarital relationship with a tractor driver identified as Vemanna and decided to kill her children, thinking they could become an obstacle to their relationship.
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