Husband kills wife over illicit relationship

BENGALURU: A dejected husband, who had often warned his wife about her illicit relationship, killed her and then hanged himself on Friday night. The incident occurred in the Hulimavu police station limits on August 16.

The deceased have been identified as Meena (36), a domestic help hailing from Kolar, and her husband Mahesh Kumar (46), a crane operator hailing from Mumbai. The couple were staying in Doddakammanahalli in Hulimavu and had been married for 15 years with two daughters and a son.

The police said that Kumar was Meena’s second husband. He got to know her illicit relationship and had repeatedly warned her about it, even informing her family. Despite his warnings, Meena continued the relationship. It is suspected that after multiple unanswered calls from Meena, Kumar got frustrated by her behaviour on Friday and attacked her with an iron rod around 7.30 pm. She succumbed to her head injuries on the spot.