Bengaluru man kills wife, five in-laws and 7-year-old nephew

The accused has been identified as Indushekar.BENGALURU: Seven members of a family were allegedly murdered in Bengaluru's Srirampura, with police suspecting that a prolonged domestic dispute may have led to the killings.The accused, identified as Indushekar, allegedly killed his wife and six members of her family, police said on Friday.The victims have been identified as his wife, Sunita; his mother-in-law, Roopavati; his two brothers-in-law, Shivakumar and Shankar; their wives, both named Divya; and Shankar's son, Puneeth.Police have so far recovered Puneeth's body. The remaining bodies are suspected to have been dumped at different locations across Bengaluru and neighbouring areas, including Chikkaballapur.The couple had been married for about 20 years and frequently argued over Sunita's visits to her parental home, according to preliminary findings.Attempts by family members to reconcile the couple failed to resolve their differences. Indushekar allegedly resented the support Sunita received from her mother and brothers and decided to target her family, police suspect.The killings took place in a residential neighbourhood on 59th Cross, near Basroom Circle, within the limits of Rajajinagar police station.According to preliminary findings, Indushekar allegedly bludgeoned the victims to death with a grinding stone inside his house before disposing of their bodies at different locations.Police suspect that frequent arguments between the couple may have been the motive behind the killings.In a further development, Sunita had reportedly approached the police and filed a missing persons complaint after her family members went missing. She was allegedly murdered later.Further details about the sequence of events and efforts to recover the remaining bodies are awaited.