<p>Bengaluru: A police constable from Chamarajanagar allegedly smothered his wife with a pillow and tried to pass off her death as suicide. </p>.<p>Just eight days ago, the woman gave birth to their first child. The constable suspected that she was having an affair, according to police. </p>.<p>Pratibha (25) was at her parents’ house in Kolathur village near Hoskote, about 30 km east of Bengaluru, after the childbirth. </p>.<p>On Monday, her husband Kishore D, a 2015-batch police constable, made dozens of phone calls to his wife, but she did not return any. He then came directly to Hoskote and barged into his in-laws’ place without talking to anyone. </p>.<p>Even as his sudden arrival and strange behaviour flummoxed his in-laws, Kishore walked straight into Pratibha’s room, bolted the door from inside, and pounced on her. </p>.<p>Pratibha resisted the attack and screamed for help, drawing her parents. But before help could arrive, Kishore picked up a pillow and smothered her until she died. He then tried to hang her body from the ceiling fan to portray the death as a suicide. </p>.<p>However, his in-laws’ relentless knocks on the door threw him off-gear. He panicked, opened the door and fled.</p>.<p>Police suspect Kishore travelled to Kolar post-murder and attempted suicide by poison. Having second thoughts, he sought treatment at a private hospital. His condition being critical, he was transferred to MVJ Hospital in Hoskote, where he remains serious.</p>.<p>Bengaluru District Superintendent of Police, Mallikarjun Baladandi, stated that once Kishore recovers, the police intend to interrogate and arrest him for murder.</p>
<p>Bengaluru: A police constable from Chamarajanagar allegedly smothered his wife with a pillow and tried to pass off her death as suicide. </p>.<p>Just eight days ago, the woman gave birth to their first child. The constable suspected that she was having an affair, according to police. </p>.<p>Pratibha (25) was at her parents’ house in Kolathur village near Hoskote, about 30 km east of Bengaluru, after the childbirth. </p>.<p>On Monday, her husband Kishore D, a 2015-batch police constable, made dozens of phone calls to his wife, but she did not return any. He then came directly to Hoskote and barged into his in-laws’ place without talking to anyone. </p>.<p>Even as his sudden arrival and strange behaviour flummoxed his in-laws, Kishore walked straight into Pratibha’s room, bolted the door from inside, and pounced on her. </p>.<p>Pratibha resisted the attack and screamed for help, drawing her parents. But before help could arrive, Kishore picked up a pillow and smothered her until she died. He then tried to hang her body from the ceiling fan to portray the death as a suicide. </p>.<p>However, his in-laws’ relentless knocks on the door threw him off-gear. He panicked, opened the door and fled.</p>.<p>Police suspect Kishore travelled to Kolar post-murder and attempted suicide by poison. Having second thoughts, he sought treatment at a private hospital. His condition being critical, he was transferred to MVJ Hospital in Hoskote, where he remains serious.</p>.<p>Bengaluru District Superintendent of Police, Mallikarjun Baladandi, stated that once Kishore recovers, the police intend to interrogate and arrest him for murder.</p>