Karnataka: Man kills wife, buries body in shed
The man suspected that she was having an affair with his friend.
Bengaluru: Jeevan Bhima Nagar police have arrested a 30-year-old tailor, who allegedly murdered his wife and buried the body in a cattle shed, suspecting that she was having an affair with his friend.
The accused has been identified as Anil Kumar, a resident of Jigani. Police said that Kumar was married to Triveni two years ago. The couple had differences and Triveni had deserted Kumar recently and was living separately in a rented house in J B Nagar.
Kumar’s friend Mohan came in contact with her and both were reportedly close. Kumar suspected that they were having an affair. Further, Triveni was preparing to divorce Kumar and planning to claim alimony.
“Kumar, who learnt about this, was furious and hatched a plot to murder his wife. In March first week, he took her to home town Sakkarappalli in Tamil Nadu, making her believe that his ancestral property was being partitioned. When they reached there, he allegedly smothered her to death and buried the body in a cattle shed in his house and returned to the city,” the police said.
As Triveni went missing, her relatives filed a missing complaint with the J B Nagar police. “As we learnt about the marital discord, Kumar’s role was suspected. When he was interrogated, he confessed to the murder,” the police added.
A police team went to Sakkarappalli along with the accused on Thursday night and exhumed the body of Triveni. Further investigations are on.