Overview
- The accused, identified as 56-year-old Dilip Namburi Kandathil, reported to police on Wednesday morning that he had killed his wife, Bindu, 53, at their Khadki apartment the previous night.
- Investigators say the killing occurred around 11pm on Tuesday and that a murder case has been registered under Section 103 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, with the suspect in custody.
- Accounts of the method differ across reports, with the FIR citing gagging with a blanket and other statements describing smothering with a pillow as the cause.
- The suspect told police he faced heavy business losses and debt of over Rs 4 crore and claimed his wife was under treatment for depression, with frequent quarrels in a second marriage since 2011 without children.
- Police are probing alternative motives including jealousy linked to alleged contact with a former spouse, and forensic teams documented the scene with no signs of forced entry as Sub-Inspector Sharad Dethe leads the investigation.