Lovers plot murder to keep affair alive: Man killed by childhood friend in Bengaluru; wife, lover detained

BENGALURU: A 39-year-old man was allegedly killed by his wife’s lover in Machohalli village in the north-west part of the city on Monday night. The deceased was identified as Vijay Kumar, a resident of D Group Layout in Machohalli and a native of Magadi.The Madanayakanahalli police have detained the wife of the deceased, identified as Asha, her lover Dhananjay, and a few others, and have subjected them to questioning.According to police, Dhananjay was a childhood friend of Vijay, and both were auto drivers. Vijay was also involved in real estate brokerage, such as helping people rent houses for a commission.

Vijay was married to Asha 10 years ago, and the couple have two children. Vijay’s childhood friend Dhananjay used to often visit his house, and over a period of time, he developed a closeness with Asha, leading to an extramarital affair. The couple were earlier living in Kamakshipalya, and after Vijay learned about his wife’s affair with Dhananjay, he shifted his house to D Group Layout in Machohalli. He also warned both Asha and Dhananjay to stop the relationship, but Asha continued to be in contact with Dhananjay.

The couple had frequent fights over the issue.Vijay got a few photos of Asha and Dhananjay together. Asha and Dhananjay conspired to kill Vijay to clear their path to continue their relationship. Accordingly, when Vijay came out of his house, the attackers followed him and hacked him to death with lethal weapons such as a machete around 500 meters away from his house and escaped.A few people close to Vijay say that Dhananjay and others took him to a place near his house and partied, but police ruled out the information.Superintendent of police, Bengaluru District, CK Baba, said a few suspects, including the wife of the deceased and his childhood friend, have been detained and subjected to questioning. "We will be arresting the accused at the earliest, and further investigation is in progress. Prima facie, it is learned that the murder was over an extramarital affair," he added. Madanayakanahalli police have taken up the case of murder and are investigating.