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Bengaluru mass murder: Accused identifies wife and mother-in-law's bodies in a forest in Tamil Nadu's Salem

Bengaluru mass murder: Accused identifies wife and mother-in-law's bodies in a forest in Tamil Nadu's Salem

What's behind this

Police investigating the Bengaluru serial murder case have recovered two bodies in Salem while continuing to search for four more victims allegedly killed by cab driver Indushekhar, also known as Shekhar. The accused is alleged to have murdered seven family members over several weeks and is said to have terrorised neighbours for years, with Anand E., a local political party president living below his house, reporting threats. Authorities have also recovered one body so far. An 11‑year‑old survivor has described spending days with the accused after the family’s murders.

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  • left · 3 outlets

    Bengaluru cab driver Indushekhar is accused of killing seven family members over several weeks

    — The National Herald

  • center · 5 outlets

    Bengaluru, November 6 (IANS): In a chilling turn in the case involving the alleged murder of seven members of his wife's family by Indushekar, a 10-year-old boy narrowly escaped death after his uncle, who is the murder accused, took him along in a car carrying the bodies of his parents stuffed…

    — The Morung Express

RSS excerpt

The investigation has revealed that the accused allegedly killed seven members of his wife's family and subsequently disposed of bodies at different locations.

Coverage arrived over 29 hours — first from The Federal, latest from Deccan Chronicle.

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Bengaluru mass murder: Accused identifies wife and mother-in-law's bodies in a forest in Tamil Nadu's Salem

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