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Crime
Missing‑person complaint leads to discovery of seven murders in Bengaluru
✍️ The Hindu
🗓 07 Nov 2026, 08:16 AM
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A missing‑person report prompted police to uncover a chain of seven killings in Bengaluru, with investigators saying the first victims were Sunita and her mother‑in‑law Roopavathi.
Senior police officials said a missing‑person complaint filed in Bengaluru set off an investigation that revealed a series of seven murders. The probe identified Sunita, the wife of the alleged perpetrator, and Roopavathi, his mother‑in‑law, as the first two victims. Further inquiries linked additional killings to the same suspect, expanding the case to a total of seven deaths. Authorities continue to piece together the timeline and motive behind the killings, while the missing‑person report remains the key trigger for the investigation. Police have not disclosed the identity of the accused or the status of ongoing arrests.