18 November,2016 07:00 AM IST | | mid-day online correspondent
Cops in Bengaluru, on Thursday, arrested a 35-year-old plumber who killed his two children at Beereshwaranagar in Subramanyapura a day before. The accused has been identified as Satish Kumar
Cops in Bengaluru, on Thursday, arrested a 35-year-old plumber who killed his two children at Beereshwaranagar in Subramanyapura a day before. The accused has been identified as Satish Kumar. He was arrested after some locals informed cops about a suspicious person, who was moving around in blood-soaked clothes.
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According to some reports, the accused told the police that his wife Jyothi constantly gave him divorce threats over his drinking habits. On Wednesday, a frustrated Satish allegedly ended up killing his two kids Shiva Shankar (5) and Adithya (4) and then fled. Satish is also said to have suspected his wife's fidelity.
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Police sources informed the media that, on Tuesday night, Satish came home drunk and began fighting with his wife. It later turned violent, as Satish started beating her up. The woman and her two sons then left for the former's mother's house, which is located nearby. On Wednesday, Satish picked up the sons from school and brought them home. He clubbed the elder son to death, and then throttled his younger son.