'Slipped, suffered heart attack': B'luru woman, her lover arrested for killing husband
Police in Bengaluru have arrested a woman and her lover for the murder of her husband, which they initially attempted to cover up as a heart attack. The investigation shifted to a homicide case after a post-mortem report revealed the victim died of suffocation.
Why it matters
This case underscores the importance of forensic post-mortem examinations in uncovering domestic crimes that are initially misreported as natural deaths.
BENGALURU: Electronics City police have arrested two persons, including a man's wife and her lover, for allegedly conspiring to murder him and staging his death as a heart attack.The arrested persons have been identified as Anitha, 36, and her lover, Madhusudhan Reddy, 46. The deceased was identified as Upendra, 41.According to police, Upendra's brother, a resident of Doddathoguru on Bettadasanapura Main Road, within the jurisdiction of Electronics City police station, lodged a complaint on October 12, 2026, stating that his elder brother had slipped and fallen while going to the bathroom and died of cardiac arrest. Based on the complaint, police initially registered an Unnatural Death Report (UDR) case.However, after receiving the post-mortem examination report, police learnt that Upendra had died of suffocation.
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