BENGALURU: A 36-year-old woman and her alleged paramour have been arrested for strangling her husband to death at their residence in Doddathoguru village, under the Electronics City police station limits. After the murder, the accused attempted to pass off the death as an accidental fall, followed by a heart attack.
The accused are Anitha and Madhusudan Reddy (46), while the deceased is Upendra (41). The husband and wife had opened an office and were facilitating people in getting bank loans. Madhusudan was a cab driver. Police said the victim suspected his wife’s fidelity. After he discovered the alleged illicit relationship, Upendra had also warned Madhusudan to stay away from his wife.
Madhusudan allegedly strangled Upendra by sitting on his chest and squeezing his neck with both hands, while Anitha held his nose and mouth shut. The murder reportedly took place between midnight and 2.30am on October 12, 2026, at their residence near Icon School in Doddathoguru village.
Upendra’s brother Rajendra approached police and lodged a complaint stating that his brother had died. Based on the complaint, police registered an Unnatural Death Report (UDR) under Section 194 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) and initiated an investigation. However, the postmortem report on November 2 raised serious suspicions.
Doctors initially reported that the death was due to compression of the neck, with the exact mode of compression requiring further investigation. Injuries were also noticed on both cheeks, the upper portion of the nose and around the mouth. Fingernail marks were reportedly found on the neck.
CCTV footage revealed that an unidentified person had visited the house around the time of the incident. He was subsequently identified as Madhusudan. During questioning on November 5, Madhusudan allegedly confessed to having an illicit relationship with Anitha.
According to his alleged confession, Madhusudan and Anitha had planned to kill Upendra. On the night of October 11, after Upendra allegedly assaulted Anitha, she spoke to Madhusudan over phone and told him to come over immediately and kill her husband, threatening to end her own life otherwise.