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'TV at full blast, property spat, 20-year feud': New details in B'luru family massacre

By · Via Times of India · Published by Everything Blog

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S Indushekhar, a 52-year-old cab driver, was arrested for allegedly killing his wife and six extended family members over a two-week span in late October. Investigators discovered that the victims were invited to his Rajajinagar residence for meals, where he crushed them with a grindstone before dumping their bodies across Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. Indushekhar's 17-year-old daughter is suspected of aiding the attacks, which the suspect claimed stemmed from nearly 20 years of marital disputes. The prolonged killings finally came to light after relatives filed missing persons reports due to switched-off phones.

Key points

  • A prolonged 20-year domestic dispute led the suspect to target his wife and her supportiv…: A prolonged 20-year domestic dispute led the suspect to target his wife and her supportive extended family members.
  • Law enforcement officials suspect that the perpetrator's 17-year-old daughter assisted in…: Law enforcement officials suspect that the perpetrator's 17-year-old daughter assisted in carrying out the multiple homicides.
  • Missing persons reports filed by concerned relatives when phones went unanswered ultimate…: Missing persons reports filed by concerned relatives when phones went unanswered ultimately unraveled the multi-state murder scheme.

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BENGALURU: In a series of grisly murders committed over a 15-day period in late Oct, a 52-year-old cab driver allegedly killed his wife and six members of her extended family and dumped their bodies at four locations in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. His wife, mother-in-law and seven-year-old nephew were among the victims, police said.

Police identified the accused as S Indushekhar alias Arjun Indushekhar, who lived in Rajajinagar’s V Block. When he was arrested near Ulsoorgate on Wednesday, a minor boy — said to be his eighth target — was found in his car. “Indushekhar claimed he had planned to kill the boy as well,” a police officer said, adding the accused is being interrogated in police custody.

His daughter, 17, is suspected to have helped him in committing multiple murders.

Police alleged the accused invited the victims to his second-floor house between Oct 16 and 31 for lunch or dinner, and crushed them to death with a grindstone. During questioning, Indushekhar allegedly told investigators he had been ‘in conflict with’ his wife for nearly 20 years and blamed the…

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