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Bengaluru: cab driver held for killing seven family members

Bengaluru: cab driver held for killing seven family members

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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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  • left · 3 outlets

    The accused allegedly murdered his wife, two brothers-in-law, their wives, mother-in-law and a seven-year-old boy over two days before dumping their bodies at different locations

    — The Federal

  • 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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Bengaluru, Nov 6 : In a shocking case of multiple murders, a cab driver has been arrested for allegedly killing seven members of his wife's family, including his wife and a seven-year-old boy, following a domestic dispute in Bengaluru on Friday. The accused, identified as Indushekhar, was arrested…

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The Assam Tribune Center Assam Tribune Group Current article

Bengaluru: cab driver held for killing seven family members

Bengaluru, Nov 6 : In a shocking case of multiple murders, a cab driver has been arrested for allegedly killing seven members of his wife's family, including his wife and a seven-year-old boy, following a domestic dispute in Bengaluru on Friday. The accused, identified as Indushekhar, was arrested…

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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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