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Woman, lover arrested for murder of husband in Electronics City; strangled to death after domestic dispute

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Woman, lover arrested for murder of husband in Electronics City; strangled to death after domestic dispute
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Police in Bengaluru arrested a woman and her lover for the murder of her husband, Upendra, following a domestic dispute. The suspects initially attempted to cover up the crime as a natural death, but postmortem results revealed the victim died of asphyxiation.

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The case highlights the importance of forensic evidence in criminal investigations and the prevalence of domestic violence.

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Bengaluru The Electronics City police have arrested a woman and her alleged lover for conspiring to and murdering her husband at their residence in Doddathoguru on October 12. The deceased, Upendra, 40, was found dead at his house in the early hours of the same day. His wife, Anita, had informed family members that he had died after slipping and suffering a heart attack. Based on the information provided by the wife, the police had initially filed an Unnatural Death Report (UDR) and taken up an investigation. However, the postmortem examination report received recently revealed that Upendra had died of asphyxiation, raising suspicion over the circumstances surrounding his death. Following this, the police intensified their investigation and gathered information about an unidentified man who had visited the house around the time of the incident.

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