Overview
- Police in Bengaluru arrested five men — Rakesh, Manjunath, Chetan, Pradeep and Yohan — in a case that began with a staged road crash in April 2026 in Kurubarahalli.
- Detectives say acquaintance Chetan targeted Vijayalakshmi after borrowing money and learning she kept cash and gold at home.
- According to police, Rakesh deliberately hit her with a motorcycle, then the group posed as rescuers and moved her to a hospital to make it look like an accident.
- During hospital admission, Manjunath allegedly stole her house key and later tried to enter her home, which neighbors reported, leading police to review CCTV that exposed the plan.
- Police say Vijayalakshmi died during treatment and Manjunath later died in custody during treatment, with murder and robbery-conspiracy charges now filed and the investigation continuing.