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

Indushekhar, the prime accused in the Rajajinagar murders case. | Photo Credit: File photo

The Bengaluru police probing the chilling Rajajinagar murders have retrieved two more bodies, believed to be those of Sunita and Roopavathi, from near the Yercaud forest area in the Salem district of Tamil Nadu on Saturday (November 7), senior officers confirmed to The Hindu.

Sunita, 40, was the wife of the prime accused, Indushekhar, 52, while Roopavathi, 65, was his mother-in-law. However, their identities are yet to be officially established, as the bodies were found in a decomposed state. The two are the first victims in the alleged murder spree.

On Friday (November 6), the Bengaluru police arrested Indushekhar, who allegedly killed his wife and six members of her family, including a seven-year-old boy, and disposed of the bodies over a span of 18 days. An 11-year-old boy, a relative of the accused, was rescued. Only the seven-year-old’s body was found on Friday.

According to sources, Sunita was murdered on October 16 and Roopavathi the following day. However, it is still unclear whether he disposed of the bodies on the same day, as claimed by the accused, or dumped them separately. “Although he has given statements and those are being treated as leads, we need corroborating evidence. Hence, a reverse recce to collect details is being conducted,” a senior officer said.