Dispute over property reportedly led to the ghastly crime. The family was initially suspecting the involvement of African Americans.
Satyavathi was slain and Sravani was kidnapped at a suburban apartment in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania state on Monday afternoon. The woman had gone to the US in July this year to look after her granddaughter. She was babysitting the child when unidentified people broke into the flat.
Her son, Ramprasad Reddy, and daughter-in-law, Ch. Latha, both software professionals, were away in office.