An audio recording allegedly related to the Bengaluru seven-member murder case has gone viral on social media and has thrown public attention onto the case. It is alleged that accused asked a young boy to answer phone calls of relatives while family members were being called by them.
This shocking revelation added another layer of concern to an already shocking case and questions have also been raised about how the accused allegedly communicated with relatives after the incident.
Indushekar alias Shekhar (52), a cab driver from Rajajinagar is accused of murdering his wife Sunitha and six members of her family. Sunitha’s mother Roopavati, her brothers Shivakumar and Shankar and their wives Divya and Nalini and seven-year-old Puneeth were killed. Investigators say the killings took place over 15 to 20 days.
The accused called his wife’s relatives individually to his house and allegedly attacked them with grinding stone. Bodies were then taken in his cab and disposed off at different places.
One of the most disturbing aspects of this investigation is about the young boy who survived. The accused allegedly kept the child with him after the boy’s parents were murdered and instead of letting him know what had happened he was told to answer calls from relatives and make them think that his parents were safe and travelling somewhere. He was made to record voice messages on mobile phones of his dead parents and other family members.
In these recordings he was allegedly told to tell relatives that the family went on pilgrimage or extended tour in North India and would return later.
An audio recording related to the case has been widely reported on. Reports say that the boy was allegedly made to communicate with relatives and that recordings and messages were used by the accused to make it look as though missing family members were alive and away on a trip.
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Relatives “had little reason to suspect something terrible had happened because they kept getting responses and messages,” but eventually the strange communications became cause for concern. That a child was allegedly used to reassure family while investigation points to multiple murders makes this case especially disturbing.
The accused allegedly told the boy what he should say and controlled communication with relatives. The child was said to have told investigators that his parents were going to temples and then travelling across North India. He was also allegedly prevented from talking freely with relatives.
This account of the boy has become an important part of investigation as police try to work out how the accused allegedly tried to hide the crime.
The investigation took a turn when relatives noticed unusual messages and inconsistencies in the family's communication. One of the clues was that the language and writing style of messages sent from victims' mobile phones changed.
People who knew Shankar said Kannada messages did not match his usual communication style. Voice message allegedly sent in boy’s voice also asked relatives not to call as family was travelling and their phones were with others. These communications eventually led to suspicion something was wrong.
The case came to light after a missing-person complaint was filed at Srirampura police station on November 3. Police traced mobile phone locations and other evidence that supposedly linked the missing family members with accused Indushekar and questioned Indushekar, who allegedly raised further suspicion. He was arrested after police found evidence linking him to disappearances. The boy was rescued when police intercepted accused's vehicle. His statements gave investigators information about where bodies were disposed off.
Police also questioned the accused’s 17-year-old daughter on whether she helped him (packing or disposing of the bodies). Karnataka Home Minister Priyank Kharge had said that the accused might have influenced his daughter. Police are looking into how exactly was she involved and in what sequence did it happen.
In another major development police recovered the bodies of all seven victims the last two were found near Shiradi Ghat in Hassan district on November 9. The recovery was an important milestone in the investigation that had seen searches at several locations across Karnataka and beyond. Police are investigating circumstances, motive and evidence related to the alleged murders.
The audio and the young boy’s account have also re-ignited interest in the Bengaluru family murder case. What relatives thought was a family trip turned out to be an attempt to hide a series of horrific crimes.
It has also shown how suspicious messages, inconsistencies in communication and concerns from family members can become clues in missing-person investigations. Police are still piecing evidence together but circumstances surrounding alleged use of child by parents to mislead relatives remain one of most disturbing aspects of the case.
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