‘This house is mine’: Bengaluru couple’s fight ends in wife’s murder, man’s suicide
A Bengaluru couple was discovered deceased in their rented home early Thursday morning. The husband, Sumant Jain, reportedly sent a chilling voice message to his mother. He mentioned an argument with his wife, Padmavathi, before his death. Padmavathi's family has accused her husband of murder and subsequent suicide. Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding their deaths.
Bengaluru witnessed a tragic incident where a couple's fight ended in the wife's murder and the husband's suicide. Sumant Jain, a 32-year-old civil engineer, and his wife Padmavathi, 29, were found dead in their rented house in Laggere, north Bengaluru. The couple had been staying together for four months. Padmavathi's family accused Sumant of killing her, followed by his own suicide.
According to the preliminary investigation, Sumant sent a voice message through WhatsApp around 1.30 am on Thursday, stating that he had a quarrel with Padmavathi after she told him that 'this house is mine'. When his mother and family members tried to reach him on the phone, they found both bodies in the rented house.
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