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Bengaluru man kills wife, five in-laws and 7-year-old nephew

By · Via Times of India · Published by Everything Blog

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The violent attacks claimed the lives of the suspect's wife, Sunita, along with her mother, two brothers, two sisters-in-law, and a seven-year-old nephew. Sunita had previously contacted law enforcement to report her relatives missing before she was also killed. Police have recovered the young nephew's body while continuing operations to find the other six victims across areas including Chikkaballapur.

Key points

  • Law enforcement officials have so far recovered only the body of seven-year-old Puneeth d…: Law enforcement officials have so far recovered only the body of seven-year-old Puneeth during searches.
  • Search teams are actively scouring several locations, including Chikkaballapur, to recove…: Search teams are actively scouring several locations, including Chikkaballapur, to recover the remaining six bodies.
  • Investigators are awaiting further details to piece together the complete timeline and se…: Investigators are awaiting further details to piece together the complete timeline and sequence of the murders.

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BENGALURU: Seven members of a family were allegedly murdered in Bengaluru's Srirampura, with police suspecting that the killings stemmed from a domestic dispute.

The accused, identified as Indushekar, allegedly killed his wife and six of her family members, police said on Friday.

The victims have been identified as his wife, Sunita, his mother-in-law, Roopavati, and his two brothers-in-law, Shivakumar and Shankar, along with their wives, both named Divya, and Shankar's son, Puneeth.

Police have so far recovered Puneeth's body.

The other bodies are suspected to have been dumped at different locations across Bengaluru and in neighbouring areas, including Chikkaballapur.

According to preliminary findings, Indushekar allegedly bludgeoned the victims to death using grinding stone inside his house before disposing of their bodies at different locations.

Police suspect that frequent arguments and quarrels with his wife may have led to the killings.

Sunita had reportedly approached the police and filed a missing persons complaint after her family members went missing. She was allegedly murdered later.

Further details about the sequence of events and the recovery of the remaining bodies are awaited.

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