Man slits sleeping wife’s throat, surrenders

Hameed Ashraf | NT
Bengaluru:

In a tragic incident, a tailor attempted to commit suicide after killing his wife in Yeshwanthpur on Wednesday. The incident came to light when the tailor himself dialled the police control room after killing his wife during the early hours.

Following the alert, the police rushed to the spot and found a woman dead with her throat slit. They also found a minor, with a similar slit injury on her throat, struggling to survive. The police immediately shifted her to a hospital before arresting the accused tailor.

The couple, Danendra Reddy and Anusuya, residents of Mathikere, were both working as tailors to earn their living. Their daughter, Sahana, studying in the ninth grade here. “It would have been a happy family, but for the incident,” one of their neighbours told News Trail.

Police investigation revealed that Danendra Reddy had obtained loans of around Rs 2 lakh, which he was unable to repay. The friends and neighbours of the family stated to the police that the couple were often found to be involved in a heated discussion over the issue recently.

During the interrogation, the accused Danendra told the police that he was depressed due to the pressure of his mounting debt and had planned to commit suicide. But at the same time, did not want his family to suffer after his death.

An investigation officer said, “On Wednesday early morning, Danendra woke up and found his wife and daughter sleeping. He took a kitchen knife and slit his wife’s throat, who died after due to loss of blood.”

The accused then slit his daughter’s throat and then proceeded to kill himself with the same knife. “However, when he realised that his daughter did not die despite the injury, the sense of guilt got the better of him and he dialed the police control room,” the officer added.

A case has been registered against the accused and further investigations are being carried out by the police.