Three women in Andhra Pradesh's Tenali district have been arrested for befriending strangers and offering them cyanide-laced drinks to steal gold, cash, and other valuables.
The police, referring to them as "serial killers," revealed that these women, Munagappa Rajini, Madiyala Venkateshwari, and Gulra Ramanamma, have murdered four people, including three women.
The killings date back to June when the trio murdered a woman named Nagur B. Although they attempted to kill two others, those victims survived.
Madiyala Venkateshwari, 32, has a criminal background, having worked as a volunteer in Tenali for four years before allegedly getting involved in cybercrime during her travels to Cambodia.
The police seized cyanide and other evidence from the women and arrested a man suspected of supplying them with the cyanide.
This case brings back chilling memories of the Jolly Joseph cyanide murders in Kerala, where six people were killed over 14 years.
Tenali Superintendent of Police, Satish Kumar, confirmed that the women had confessed to the crimes and warned the public to be cautious of strangers.
