Father and minor daughter plan seven family killings
Bengaluru: The murder case in Rajajinagar has taken a deeper dive and the gruesome details about the matter has been exposed after a detailed interrogation.
Indushekar decided on 14 October, after an argument, to kill his wife Sunita. That day he purchased sleeping pills, plastic bags and rope. On the night of October 16, he cooked a non-vegetarian meal and drank alcohol. He mixed a pill into Sunita’s drink and waited until she lost consciousness, then struck her head repeatedly with a grinding stone.
His minor daughter watched the act and went into shock; he later persuaded her to assist. Together they packed the body and left it inside the bedroom of their house near Bhashyam Circle.
On October 17, Sunita’s mother Roopavati received no reply because the phone remained switched off and rang Indushekar. He told her Sunita was at home and invited her. Roopavati arrived on the morning of 18 October, asked about her daughter and received only vague answers.
The minor girl offered her non-vegetarian food and alcohol while the television volume stayed high. Indushekar approached from behind and killed Roopavati with the same grinding stone. Father and daughter packed the second body. On the night of October 19, they loaded both corpses into a car, drove to the ghat stretch between Salem and Dharmapuri in Tamil Nadu, and abandoned them. They retained the two mobile phones so relatives would not immediately grow suspicious.
Shivakumar telephoned his sister and mother on October 23 and, receiving no answer, contacted Indushekar. The accused claimed both women had left on a trip and invited Shivakumar for a meal. Shivakumar arrived the next evening with his wife Divya and son Puneet. After a non-vegetarian dinner laced with alcohol and sleeping pills, Divya and Puneet retired to the bedroom while Shivakumar stayed in the hall.
Once all three slept, Indushekar struck Shivakumar on the head with the grinding stone. With his daughter’s help he packed the body and stored it in the kitchen. On the morning of 25 October, Divya rose to use the washroom and asked where her husband was. Indushekar killed her the same way. Puneet ran in on hearing his mother’s cry and was also killed. Both bodies were packed.
Early on 27 October, the three corpses were placed in the car boot. Shivakumar and Divya were thrown on Chamundi Hill in Mysuru; Puneet’s body was brought back to Bengaluru. A message sent from Divya’s phone told her mother the family had gone on a trip.
Shankar tried calling his sister, mother and Shivakumar on 31 October, then rang Indushekar. The accused repeated the trip story, adding that Shivakumar, Divya and their son had joined the others, and invited Shankar for dinner.
On November 1, Shankar reached the house with his wife Nalini and son Yathin. After the couple received non-vegetarian food, alcohol and sleeping pills and grew drowsy, Indushekar struck both on the head with the grinding stone. The bodies were packed. Yathin was deliberately left alive for a later date, it was alleged. Puneet’s corpse remained in the boot.
That same night, the accused set out with three bodies. On the morning of November 2, they discarded Shankar and Nalini near Shiradi Ghat and Puneet near Nandi Hills. Yathin travelled with them during the disposal.
By 2 November, relatives had grown alarmed. They approached Srirampur police station that evening but postponed the complaint because of the late hour. On November 3, Nalini’s mother Tungamma registered a formal missing report for the seven people. Officers began inquiries. On 4 November, examination of mobile-tower dumps showed six phones, including Indushekar’s, active in one area. Police took Indushekar and his minor daughter into custody and rescued Yathin. Interrogation disclosed the seven murders.
The sequence had begun with Sunita, continued through Roopavati, Shivakumar, Divya, Puneet, Shankar and Nalini. Each victim was first incapacitated with food, alcohol and sleeping pills, then killed with a grinding stone. Bodies were sealed in plastic bags, transported by car and left in separate locations.
False claims that the family had left on trips were circulated to delay suspicion. Interrogation further revealed that Indushekar had intended to kill Yathin and had drawn up plans to murder two additional people.