Rajajinagar murders: Police retrieve two more bodies from Tamil Nadu; search on for four

The police in Bengaluru, investigating a series of murders in Rajajinagar, have recovered two more bodies near the Yercaud forest area in Tamil Nadu, according to senior officers. The victims identified as Sunita and Roopavathi, are believed to be the first two targets in the alleged murder spree. Sunita, 40, was the wife of the prime accused, Indushekhar, 52, while Roopavathi, 65, was his mother-in-law.

The identities of the bodies are yet to be officially confirmed as they were found in a decomposed state. Indushekhar was arrested on Friday, November 6, after allegedly killing his wife and six members of her family, including a seven-year-old boy, over 18 days. An 11-year-old boy, a relative of the accused, was rescued. The bodies of Sunita and Roopavathi were found on November 7.

The investigation is ongoing, with the police still searching for four more bodies. The recovered bodies include those of Sunita and Roopavathi, both of whom were murdered on October 16 and October 17, respectively. It is unclear whether the bodies were disposed of on the same day as claimed by the accused or if they were dumped separately.

The investigation is being overseen by Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), North, B. Nemagoud, and Joint Commissioner of Police (West), C. Vamsi Krishna. Teams have been deployed to various locations, including Chamundi Hills and Shiradi Ghat, to conduct search operations. The accused is currently under custody for 12 days, and investigators are still working to establish the details of how the bodies were disposed of, particularly considering the complexity of the case and the suspicious nature of the staircase used to bring the bodies down from the second floor.