Overview
- Police say the suspect entered the J.J. Colony home and fatally attacked Shama and her younger sister with a knife while they slept, according to multiple local reports on Monday.
- Hours after the killings the accused took his three children to his Kolar residence and then surrendered at the Gulpet police station, where officers say he allegedly confessed.
- Chintamani Town Police have registered a murder case and taken the accused into custody while they interview family members and collect forensic evidence.
- Investigators and relatives describe a history of marital strife, with the wife living apart for months after repeated quarrels and village elders attempting mediation.
- The three children are now separated from the scene and placed with the father in Kolar as the probe continues and authorities seek to confirm claims about addiction and possible drug influence.