BENGALURU: The motive for the June 22 triple murder at Seegehalli in KR Pura was rooted in money and mounting pressure on techie Shwetha, according to a 2,085-page chargesheet filed before a city court.
Because they preceded the June 22 attack on Shwetha’s family, police said the sequence of searches was significant.
In her statement recorded in court, Shwetha described how Kenneth allegedly attacked her parents and sister while she watched, the chargesheet said. He allegedly used AI to explore ways of attacking or incapacitating people, according to the chargesheet. “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.
“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 are yet to establish what answers AI provided to Kenneth. The questions were identified from the dropdown window that appeared on Google while the forensic science laboratory examined his laptop and other material.
The investigation has also uncovered what police described as disturbing searches on Kenneth’s laptop before the murders.
The discovery led to a confrontation between Shwetha and her parents. Somasundar later confronted Kenneth, questioning him about what he had done with the money and why the family was receiving notices over unpaid loans.