Bengaluru serial murder case
- Crime thrillers, internet searches influenced killing
- Used sleeping tablets, grinding stone to kill seven
Mysuru / Bengaluru: The Rajajinagar Police in Bengaluru have intensified the interrogation of cab driver S. Indusekhar alias Arjun Indusekhar, 52, accused of murdering seven members of his wife Sunitha’s family over a domestic and property dispute.
On Monday (Nov. 9), the bodies of Indusekhar’s brother-in-law Shankar (44) and Shankar’s wife Nalini (29) were recovered from Shiradi Ghat.
Earlier, the body of Puneeth (7) was found at Nandi Hills in Chikkaballapura district. The bodies of Indusekhar’s wife Sunitha (40) and mother-in-law Roopavathi (65) were recovered from the Yercaud forest region near Salem.
On Sunday, Nov. 8, the bodies of his brother-in-law Shivakumar (46) and Shivakumar’s wife Divya (30) were found at Chamundi Hill in Mysuru. With the recovery of Shankar and Nalini’s bodies, all seven victims have now been traced.
Crime thrillers
Investigators have found that Indusekhar was heavily influenced by English and Malayalam crime thrillers. During interrogation, he reportedly narrated in detail how he had murdered the 7 members of his wife’s family and disposed of their bodies.
According to Police sources, Indusekhar told investigators that he committed the murders out of frustration over what he described as harassment by his wife, who allegedly looked down upon him, while her family members consistently supported her.
He reportedly admitted to watching English and Malayalam suspense and crime thriller films and searching the internet for methods of committing murders and disposing of bodies.
Pre-planned act
Police sources said, he had planned the murders and procured perfumes, gunny bags, sleeping pills, ropes, adhesive tape, plastic sheets and sacks to carry out the crime. He first allegedly murdered his wife and then used his daughter to call her grandmother, uncles and other relatives to house one by one.
According to his statement, he served the victims food laced with sleeping pills. After they lost consciousness, he allegedly killed them by striking them with a grinding stone in the hall of the house. He then dragged the bodies to the bathroom and waited for the blood to drain away. Later, he packed each body separately in gunny bags. He also sprayed chemicals to prevent foul odour before transporting the bodies in a car and dumping them at different locations, Police sources said.
7 bodies wrapped in 10 layers of adhesive tape
The accused’s account of how he disposed of the bodies reportedly left even the Investigating Officers shocked. Investigators found that he had purchased large plastic bags, each with a capacity of 10 to 20 kgs, from local shops after the murders.
He first placed old clothes at the bottom of the bags and positioned each body in a sitting posture before wrapping it in as many as 10 layers of adhesive tape. The wrapped body was then placed inside the bag, which was stuffed with more clothes. Another bag was placed around it and tightly sealed.
Police sources said, Indusekhar had purchased more than 30 rolls of adhesive tape for the purpose. He had also sprayed chemicals on the bodies to suppress the foul smell.
This post was published on November 11, 2026 7:30 pm