Bengaluru driver arrested over alleged killings of seven relatives

Police in Bengaluru have arrested cab driver Indushekhar over the alleged killings of seven members of his wife’s family. Investigators have recovered one body, that of seven-year-old Puneeth, near Nandi Hills; searches for the six other alleged victims are continuing, police said. Police identified the other people allegedly killed as Indushekhar’s wife, Sunitha; her mother, Roopavathi; her brothers, Shivakumar and Shankar; and her sisters-in-law, Divya and Nalini. The allegations concern a case that came to light after a missing-persons complaint was filed at Srirampura police station. One account said Nalini’s mother made the complaint after Nalini went missing. Police said questioning Indushekhar and inconsistencies in his statements led investigators to suspect his involvement. He allegedly confessed to killing seven people, according to police, but investigators were still verifying his claims. The recovery of Puneeth’s body is the only recovery reported so far; the six others’ whereabouts remain unknown. Investigators suspect that domestic disputes, including disagreements over Sunitha’s continued contact with her parental family, may have motivated the alleged...