Bengaluru cabbie kills wife, 6 in-laws; dumps bodies at spots
What's the story
In a shocking incident, a 45-year-old cab driver from Bengaluru has been arrested for allegedly murdering his wife and six of his in-laws. The accused, identified as Indushekhar, reportedly committed the crime on Wednesday and dumped the bodies at different locations, including Nandi Hills in Chikkaballapur district. The police have recovered one child's body among the victims.
Motive revealed
Killed wife and dumped her body near Nandi Hills
The alleged murders took place in a residential area on 59th Cross, near Basroom Circle, under the Rajajinagar police station limits.
Indushekhar is said to have killed his wife Sunita with a grinding stone and dumped her body near Nandi Hills.
He then switched off her mobile phone and told neighbors she was on a trip to avoid suspicion.
Family tragedy
Invited brothers-in-law for a party and killed them too
The next day, Indushekhar allegedly invited his brothers-in-law Shivakumar and Shankar for a party and killed them with the same grinding stone.
He also murdered their wives Divya and Nalini, mother-in-law Rupavati, and Shivakumar's seven-year-old son Puneeth.
The murders came to light after Nalini's mother filed a missing-person complaint at Srirampura police station on Thursday.
Arrest made
Used chemicals to clean the house after crime: Police
During the investigation, police uncovered the multiple murders and arrested Indushekhar.
The accused allegedly used chemicals to clean the house and remove bloodstains after committing the crime.
Police have seized both the car used to transport bodies as well as the grinding stone suspected to be involved in these murders.