A 45-year-old man was murdered on Monday morning at K Narayanapura in Kottanur police station limits, over an alleged, illicit affair. The accused also attacked his wife and mother-in-law.
The victim has been identified as STD Babu alias Mohammed Iyat, a real-estate businessman, and the accused as Anwar, 32, a resident of K Narayanapur, who works as a painter. Anwar’s wife Ajira, 26, who was allegedly having an affair with Babu, and her mother Mumtaz, 47, were severely injured and taken to a private hospital.
According to police, at around 9.30 am, when Anwar returned home he found Babu with his wife and in anger hit Babu in his head with a machete killing him on the spot. He also attacked Ajira and Mumtaz with the same machete. The neighbours, who heard screams from Anwar’s house rushed to the spot and rescued both the women and informed the police.
Preliminary investigations revealed that Babu, a resident of Hegdenagar was married to three women. He allegedly had an illicit affair with Ajira for a few months. Anwar, who was working in Babu’s office had come to know about the affair and was waiting to catch him red-handed.
On Monday after returning home from work, he found them together inside his house and attempted to kill his wife and mother-in law after killing Babu, who had plans to go on a pilgrimage to Mecca on Tuesday.
Mumtaz stated in her police complaint that Anwar, a habitual drinker, frequently quarrelled with his wife over trivial issues and did not pay his home rent since a few months.
The Kottanur police have registered a case in this connection and Anwar has been arrested.
Lorry Kills Old woman
A 70-year-old woman was killed on the spot after a speeding lorry knocked her down on St John’s Church Road in Shivajinagar traffic police station limits on Monday. Bawari Bhai, a resident of Jaibharatnagar in Banaswadi was killed.
Police said she had come to her grand daughter’s house in Shivajinagar and while returning home, on the way, a lorry knocked her down killing her on the spot.
The police have arrested the lorry driver and have seized the lorry.
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