Man seals niece, sister-in-law in wall over property dispute in Hyderabad

Police say they acted on a neighbour's tip-off, broke the wall, and rescued the two women

In a shocking incident in Hyderabad, a man sealed his niece and sister-in-law inside a wall due to a property dispute.

According to police, the woman and her brother-in-law were involved in a property dispute. In a fit of rage, the brother-in-law and his children sealed a room wall.

The incident occurred in Hyderabad's Latifabad No. 5 area, where the mother and daughter were imprisoned in a room, and a wall was built outside the door yesterday.

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Police said they acted on a neighbour's tip-off, broke the wall, and rescued the two women.

The police reported that during a heated argument over the property's ownership, the brother-in-law and his children locked the woman and her daughter in a room and built a wall outside the door to prevent them from escaping.

Two individuals have been taken into custody as the investigation continues.