According to police, the incident occurred in Unit Number 5 of the Latifabad area in Hyderabad. The woman’s nephews entombed her and her daughter alive in a wall over some property row.

Upon being informed about the incident, a team from B-Section Police Station rushed to the house and recovered both women by breaking the wall.

“As per initial investigations, the women were buried behind the wall for one day,” the police spokesman said.

“The police are now conducting raids to arrest the accused who are on the run,” he added.