Accused Kenneth facing charges of stabbing Shwetha’s parents and sister to death in Bengaluru.
That was when the parents — Somasundar, 55, and Muthulakshmi, 50 — learnt that their daughter had borrowed a substantial amount of money, allegedly to support Kenneth. Days later, on the night of June 22, the row ended in bloodshed inside their apartment at Sai Green Apartment complex in Seegehalli. Somasundar, Muthulakshmi, and their 20-year-old daughter Supriya were allegedly attacked.
Because they came before Kenneth allegedly attacked his live-in partner Shwetha’s parents and sister inside their apartment on June 22, for police, the sequence of questions has assumed significance.
“He never asked AI what the punishment for murder would be or whether it was right to kill people who were questioning his financial inability,” a senior police officer said. In her statement recorded in court, Shwetha narrated how Kenneth allegedly attacked her parents and sister while she watched, the chargesheet says. “He regularly chatted with AI and treated it like a friend. He may have been academically good, but his practical knowledge and social behaviour appeared extremely poor. Police, however, are yet to establish what answers AI provided to Kenneth. The questions were noted from the dropdown window that appeared on Google while the forensic science laboratory examined the laptop and other material. With repayments not being made, officials of the bank that sanctioned the business loan sent a notice to Shwetha’s parents’ home. The discovery triggered a confrontation between Shwetha and her parents. Somasundar subsequently confronted Kenneth, questioning him about what he had done with the money and why the family was receiving notices over unpaid loans.
Bengaluru: Investigation into the June triple murder at Seegehalli, KR Pura, has culminated in a chilling revelation: before allegedly turning violent against his live-in partner’s family, 25-year-old techie J Kenneth allegedly used artificial intelligence (AI) to explore possible ways of attacking people. His queries included methods involving a kitchen knife, delivering fatal blows, blinding victims with vinegar and chilli powder, and incapacitating them by attacking their knees.
The motive of the crime, according to the 2,085-page chargesheet filed before the city court, was rooted in money and mounting pressure on Shwetha.
“We’ve sent it to the FSL for examination,” DCP (Whitefield division) Saidulu Adavat said. The investigation has also thrown up a striking physical detail from the crime scene: a bottle containing vinegar mixed with chilli powder.