Wife, paramour arrested over killing of man

Bengaluru, NT Bureau: Within forty hours of the crime incident, police arrested four men and a woman allegedly for murdering her husband on the night of June 28 at an isolated place in the Talaghattapura Police Station limits.

The deceased has been identified as 27-year-old Arun Kumar. The accused are Ranjitha (wife of the victim), her lover Ganesh, Sharath, Shivananda and Deepu.

Deputy Commissioner of Police (South) P Krishnakant said that the murder took place over financial dealings. On receipt of information on June 29, “the Talaghattapura police spotted an unidentified body at 7 am, and noted that it was that of 27-year-old Arun Kumar.

Arun Kumar was running a non-veg hostel near JSS College in Rajarajeshwari Nagar. He had reportedly taken money from the accused and hadn’t repaid it.

The main accused, who operates a finance business, hatched a conspiracy with the victim’s wife and three others to kill Arun Kumar.

The main accused and four others called the victim to an isolated place. They threw chilli powder at him, and attacked him with a beer bottle and machete. Police suspect that the deceased’s wife and the prime suspect had an illicit relationship.