'Wanted to start new life': More skeletons tumble out in Bengaluru double murder
Police in Bengaluru have arrested a woman and her alleged boyfriend for the murder of her husband and four-year-old son. Investigators discovered inconsistencies in the woman's initial report, leading to a confession regarding the premeditated attack.
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This case highlights the prevalence of domestic violence and the role of digital forensics in modern criminal investigations.
BENGALURU: The deaths of a 36-year-old man and his four-year-old son at their home in Chikkabanavara, Bengaluru, are being investigated as a double murder, with police arresting the man’s wife and her alleged boyfriend.Police identified the accused as A Harini, 26, and Vinay Kumar, a factory worker. The two, who became friends through social media about two years ago, have been remanded in police custody for five days for questioning.Call to police raises suspicionPolice said Harini called the police control room around 7am on Monday, claiming that her husband Abhinandan and their son Yaduveer were lying motionless inside their residence in Guddebasaveshwara.When police reached the house, they noticed several inconsistencies.CCTV cameras inside and outside the house had been switched off around 10pm on Sunday. There were also no signs of forced entry.
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