BENGALURU : A man killed his 37-year-old sister-in-law, a BESCOM employee, by stabbing her 20 times in broad daylight over a domestic row in Ramamurthy Nagar on Sunday. He then attempted to end his life by stabbing himself.
The victim, Lavanya, was a resident of KR Puram. The accused, Vijay Kumar, a tailor, is recovering at a hospital. A senior police officer said that Vijay Kumar used to harass his wife Lakshmi for dowry, so her elder sister Lavanya threatened to file a dowry harassment case against him.
On Sunday, they had a fight and Kumar took a kitchen knife and stabbed her repeatedly. She died on the spot and when Kumar slit his throat to end his life, residents rushed him to a private hospital. Based on a complaint filed by Kumar’s wife, the police are investigating the case and said that he will be arrested after his discharge.