Bengaluru man finds his employee at home with daughter, beats him to death

A 45-year-old businessman has been arrested for beating his 22-year-old employee to death after catching him with his 19-year-old daughter at his residence in Bengaluru's Yelahanka, police said.The deceased, identified as Kiran, was a native of Kerala's Palakkad district. He had been working at the accused, Anandraj's, manufacturing unit for the past few years. The businessman runs a unit that manufactures sweet corn preparation machines and carts in north Bengaluru.According to preliminary investigations, Anandraj had recently learnt about an relationship between Kiran and his daughter. The 19-year-old was home for the holidays from a neighbouring city, where she is pursuing her studies.The incident took place on Tuesday when Anandraj and his wife reportedly left home in the morning, telling their daughter that they would be away for the day. However, when the couple returned a few hours later, they allegedly found Kiran inside a room with their daughter. WHAT HAPPENED AFTER THE BUSINESSMAN RETURNED HOMEPolice suspect that Anandraj subsequently sent his daughter to a relative's house in Chikkaballapur before assaulting Kiran at the residence.The 22-year-old sustained multiple injuries and lost consciousness following the assault. He was rushed to a nearby hospital, where doctors declared him brought dead. Hospital authorities subsequently alerted the police. Deputy Commissioner of Police (North East) G.K. Mithun Kumar confirmed Anandraj's arrest and said preliminary findings suggested that the murder was premeditated."Anandraj caught them together and intentionally committed the murder of Kiran. We are also probing whether other individuals were present during the crime," the DCP said.KIN ALLEGE MURDER WAS PLANNEDMeanwhile, Kiran's maternal cousin, Prasad, alleged that the murder had been meticulously planned.He claimed that Anandraj had deliberately sent Kiran's brother to Uttar Pradesh earlier in the week on a delivery assignment to ensure that Kiran was alone and that nobody would be around to intervene.Yelahanka police have registered a murder case against Anandraj and are continuing their investigation.- Ends