A 68-year-old mason in Bengaluru allegedly murdered his 58-year-old wife at their home in west Bengaluru on Tuesday midnight over suspicions of her fidelity. The man allegedly attacked his wife with a machete in her sleep, and then tried to kill himself too, according to a Times of India report. The couple has two daughters and a son; both daughters are married and live separately, while the son stays with his wife in the same locality.
Devi, the wife, was a contract sweeper at the Krantivira Sangolli Rayanna railway station in Majestic, and lived with her husband Kumar at Sanjeevininagar in Moodalapalya.
According to a senior police officer, Kumar had been suspecting his wife’s fidelity for the last two years. It all began during a family trip to Sabarimala, where he saw Devi talking to the driver hired for the journey, and suspected her of having an affair with him.
Attacked in Sleep
Kumar allegedly attacked his wife, Devi, while she was asleep, and struck her on the neck with a machete. His wife died on the spot, according to the TOI report. After killing his wife, Kumar called his son and told him about murdering Devi, saying that he would also die by suicide.
His son then rushed to the house and found his father trying to hang himself in a suicide attempt. He immediately intervened and informed the police.
Govindarajanagar police personnel detained Kumar and shifted him for medical attention before arresting him, Times of India reported.
Haryana CA Killed Banker Wife After V-Day Dinner
In another tragic incident, a Haryana chartered accountant allegedly strangled and slit his banker wife’s throat after a Valentine’s Day dinner, and then tried to stage the murder as a robbery before confessing.
The Police solved the killing of Mahak, a bank employee, within 18 hours, which her husband, chartered accountant Anshul Dhawan, initially passed off as a robbery attempt by unknown attackers.
When questioned strictly, Anshul eventually broke down and confessed to the murder. Police said he had been suspicious of Mahak’s character, who worked at HDFC Bank in Gurugram and led to frequent arguments between the couple.
