Police have recovered the bodies of Sunitha, the wife of the accused S. Indushekhar, and her mother, Rupavathi, from a remote forest area in the Salem district of Tamil Nadu. With the recent findings, the total number of bodies recovered in the chilling Bengaluru serial murder investigation becomes three.
A 12-member team, including grieving family members, has travelled to Salem to complete legal formalities and officially identify the remains. According to investigators, Indushekhar allegedly removed the gold ornaments from his wife and other victims before disposing of their bodies, and police are currently tracing the sale of these stolen jewels.
The 52-year-old cab driver was arrested near Ulsoorgate in Bengaluru. Authorities suspect he orchestrated the murders of his wife and six members of her extended family over 15 days in October, carrying out the killings inside his rented Rajajinagar home. Investigators said that the accused used a grindstone to crush his victims before wrapping them in plastic covers and gunny bags. The horrifying multi-state crime spree is believed to have been fueled by a prolonged marital feud and intense resentment toward his wife's relatives for siding with her.
Interrogations uncovered that Indushekhar allegedly played the television at full volume to mask the sounds of the killings. Confessions indicate he sedated Sunitha and Rupavathi with sleeping pills after inviting the mother-in-law over under the guise of a dinner featuring mutton curry.
Furthermore, police seized multiple perfume bottles from his Toyota Etios and noted that his 17-year-old daughter allegedly aided him in disposing of the bodies. Chillingly, a 10-year-old boy—the son of two victims—was found alive inside the car during the arrest, whom the accused reportedly planned to eliminate next.
