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Cab driver allegedly kills 7 family members over domestic dispute in Bengaluru

Cab driver allegedly kills 7 family members over domestic dispute in Bengaluru

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A missing persons complaint led police to investigate a series of seven murders in Bengaluru's Rajajinagar area. Senior police officers said the first victims were Sunita, the accused’s wife, and Roopavathi, his mother‑in‑law. The accused, identified as Indushekhar alias Shekhar, is alleged to have killed seven members of his wife’s family, including a seven‑year‑old boy. Preliminary investigations indicate the killings were carried out with a grinding stone.

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    The accused, identified as Indushekhar alias Shekhar, allegedly killed seven members of his wife's family, including a seven-year-old boy, in Bengaluru's Rajajinagar area. According to preliminary police investigations, the victims were allegedly killed using a grinding stone. The accused is…

    — Deccan Herald

  • center · 2 outlets

    The 45-year-old accused, identified as Indushekhar, committed the murders over a domestic dispute and dumped the bodies in different locations.

    — Hindustan Times

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The accused, identified as Indushekhar alias Shekhar, allegedly killed seven members of his wife's family, including a seven-year-old boy, in Bengaluru's Rajajinagar area. According to preliminary police investigations, the victims were allegedly killed using a grinding stone. The accused is…

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Cab driver allegedly kills 7 family members over domestic dispute in Bengaluru

The accused, identified as Indushekhar alias Shekhar, allegedly killed seven members of his wife's family, including a seven-year-old boy, in Bengaluru's Rajajinagar area. According to preliminary police investigations, the victims were allegedly killed using a grinding stone. The accused is…

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