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Bengaluru: A 41-year-old man killed his wife and paramour before dying by suicide, police officers said on Thursday.
A preliminary investigation by the police revealed that the deceased suspect hit Lakshmi, 33, and Ganesh Kumar, 20, using a log and killed them. The incident occurred on the intervening nights of Wednesday and Thursday at an under-construction building near Konankunte.
The suspect, whose name was yet to be revealed, hung himself to death at around 4 am on Thursday.
All three were construction workers and natives of Andhra Pradesh, the police said.
“As of now, the motive appears to be the suspicion of the affair by the deceased husband,” Lokesh B Jagalasar, Deputy Commissioner of Police (South) said. “Following the murder, the suspect called his sister-in-law and told her about the offence and said that he would die by suicide. The couple had no children.”
A case has been registered by the Konanakunte police.
“The three worked together in the same building. The investigation is continuing from all angles. Eyewitness accounts and technical evidence are being gathered,” the DCP said.
Further details are awaited.