Rajajinagar murders: two more bodies found near Chamundi Hills; five of seven traced

Bengaluru police have recovered two more bodies near the foothills of Chamundi Hills in Mysuru, in the case of seven members of a family who were allegedly killed in the city’s Rajajinagar area. Five of the seven bodies have now been found, police said.

About 20 police personnel from the Bengaluru North division carried out the search on 8 November. The accused, a 52-year-old cab driver, was taken to the site to point out where he allegedly left the bodies, police said.

Post-mortem examinations on the two bodies were to be done in Mysuru, after which they will be handed over to relatives. “The search for the remaining two bodies is still underway,” a police officer said. A team was to move to the Shiradi Ghat on 9 November.

The case so far

Police say the accused killed his wife and six members of her family over about 15 days in October, and carried the bodies in his car to different places. Two bodies were found in a forest in Tamil Nadu’s Salem district on 7 November, and one near Nandi Hills in Chikkaballapur district earlier.

The killings came to light after a relative of one of the victims reported her missing. The accused was arrested on 6 November.

Police suspect that frequent quarrels between the accused and his wife, over her ties with her parents’ family, may have led to the killings, The Indian Express reported. Police are still questioning him about the order of the killings and the motive. His response to the allegations was not available.

B. Nemagoud, Deputy Commissioner of Police (North), is the investigating officer, and six teams are working on the case under the supervision of C. Vamsi Krishna, Joint Commissioner of Police (West).