Bengaluru: Police have recovered two bodies from the forest area in Salem district of Tamil Nadu, suspected to be those of two victims in the Bengaluru serial murder case. The relatives of the victims have been taken to Salem to identify the bodies.
Meanwhile, search continues for the remaining four victims allegedly killed by cab driver Indushekhar.
The 45-year-old cab driver Indushekhar is accused of murdering seven members of his wife’s family, including a seven-year-old boy, over a period of 15 to 20 days at his house near Bashyam Circle in Rajajinagar.
He allegedly disposed of the bodies at different locations after the killings, which are suspected to have stemmed from domestic discord.
Police officials are also probing the possibility of his minor daughter’s support.
The two bodies found in Selam are suspected to be of the accused’s wife Sunitha (40) and mother-in-law Roopavathi (65).
The police had searched based on the information provided by Indushekhar during interrogation, sources said.
The body of seven-year-old Puneeth, son of Shankar, one of the victims, was recovered near Nandi Hills on Friday.
Police are now trying to trace the bodies of other victims. It is suspected that he disposed of some bodies somewhere near Hassan or Chikkamagaluru districts.
Meanwhile, the post-mortem examination of Puneeth was conducted at Victoria Hospital in Bengaluru.
Sources said preliminary findings indicated that the boy had sustained a blow to the head with a blunt object.
Investigators are also examining how the accused allegedly concealed the bodies to prevent them from emitting a foul smell.
Sources said the bodies had been wrapped and secured with tape and then placed in a plastic bag.
Indushekhar is also said to have used his car to transport the bodies to different locations for disposal.
The accused had allegedly displayed a ‘Press’ sticker on his car and claimed to be associated with a monthly publication.
It is suspected that he would take the bodies out between 3 am and 4 am in the same car, with the hope that the chances of the vehicle being stopped by police were minimal.
The serial murder case came to light after Tungamma, mother of Nalini, one of the missing women, approached the Srirampura police with a missing-person complaint.
The investigation subsequently led police to suspect the involvement of Indushekhar, who was arrested.
Considering the gravity of the case and the multiple murders involved, an ACP-rank officer has been appointed as the investigating officer in place of the Rajajinagar police inspector, who was initially handling the case.
The police who have taken Indushekhar into custody are continuing their investigation to establish the sequence of murders, the circumstances surrounding the killings, and the locations where the remaining bodies were disposed of.
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