Police have uncovered the bodies of Sunitha and her mother Rupavathi in Tamil Nadu following a series of murders.
A 12-member team comprising family members has left for Salem to identify the bodies and complete the necessary legal formalities, police said. The 52-year-old cab driver was arrested near Ulsoorgate in Bengaluru on Wednesday after allegedly killing his wife and six members of her extended family over a 15-day period in October. Police suspect that he committed the murders at his rented house in Rajajinagar between October 16 and 31, allegedly crushing the victims with a grindstone before packing their bodies in plastic covers and gunny bags. His 17-year-old daughter is suspected to have assisted him in some of the murders and in disposing of the bodies. A 10-year-old boy, the son of two victims, was found in the accused’s car when police arrested him.
He is suspected to have sold some of the ornaments, police said, adding that they are probing the transactions to establish the sequence of events. Investigators said Indushekhar had allegedly planned to kill the boy as well. BENGALURU: Police investigating the serial murder case in Bengaluru have recovered the bodies of Sunitha, wife of accused S Indushekhar, and her mother Rupavathi from a forest area in Salem district of Tamil Nadu. With the latest recovery, the total number of bodies found in the case has risen to three. Meanwhile, investigators have found that Indushekhar allegedly removed gold ornaments from the bodies of his wife and three other women before disposing of them. Police are continuing to investigate the disposal of the bodies, the recovery of jewellery and the suspected involvement of his daughter.