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Secret Love Triangle Ends in Murder and Life Sentences
3 Oct
Summary
- Wife, mother-in-law, and two others convicted for murder over a decade ago.
- A secret extramarital affair led to a conspiracy to eliminate the victim.
- The victim's body was found floating in a pond with fatal injuries.
Over ten years after tempo driver Nagesh NM was found murdered, his wife, mother-in-law, and two other individuals have been sentenced to life imprisonment by a Bengaluru court. The grim discovery followed a missing person report filed by Nagesh's elder brother in December 2013.
Investigation revealed that Nagesh had confronted his wife, Lalitha, and her lover, Raja K, about their extramarital affair. Subsequently, Lalitha, Raja K, Arun Kumar, and Lalitha's mother, Jayamma, conspired to murder Nagesh. Raja K and Arun Kumar attacked Nagesh with a knife during a party after he became intoxicated, inflicting fatal injuries before disposing of his body in Yenakanakunte pond.
The FTSC-1 Court convicted Raja K, Arun Kumar, Lalitha, and Jayamma for criminal conspiracy and murder. All four received life sentences and were ordered to pay fines. The chargesheet was filed in February 2014, with the final order delivered on September 19, concluding a lengthy legal process.
