India

Bengaluru Man Accused of Killing Wife and Seven Relatives in Home

By Rajiv Kalkod

Police in Bengaluru’s Srirampura locality have accused a man named Indushekar of murdering seven members of his wife’s family. The victims are identified as his wife, Sunita; his mother‑in‑law, Roopavati; his two brothers‑in‑law, Shivakumar and Shankar; both of their wives, each named Divya; and Shankar’s seven‑year‑old son, Puneeth. Police have recovered Puneeth’s body. The killings are said to have occurred at Indushekar’s house on 59th Cross, near Bahsyam Circle, under the jurisdiction of the Rajajinagar police station. Preliminary findings suggest that Indushekar used a grinding stone to bludgeon the victims to death and then disposed of their bodies at various locations, including near Nandi Hills in Chikkaballapur district. He allegedly first killed Sunita, wrapped her body in cloth, and dumped it near Nandi Hills, then switched off her mobile phone and told neighbours she had gone on a trip to avoid suspicion. The next day he reportedly invited Shivakumar and Shankar to his house for a party, where he killed them with the same weapon, followed by the deaths of their wives, his mother‑in‑law, and Puneeth. The family had been married for about 20 years and had frequent arguments over Sunita’s visits to her parental home. Attempts by family members to reconcile the couple failed. Police are still searching for the remaining bodies and awaiting further details about the sequence of events.