A 34-year-old man bludgeoned his mother, grandmother and uncle to death before dying by suicide early on Saturday in Bengaluru’s Kotigipalia area, police said.
City Deputy Commissioner of Police (West) N Yethish said that the preliminary investigation indicates that the accused suffers from mental health problems.
He added: “The investigation indicates that he attacked and killed his mother, grandmother and uncle with a sharp weapon at around seven in the morning while his father was away from home. The neighbors rushed to the house amid the commotion and were able to overpower him and lock him inside a room before calling the police. He died by suicide before he could be taken into custody.”
Senior officers and forensic experts visited the scene and collected evidence. Police said the bodies were sent for post-mortem examination before being returned to family members, and a murder case has been registered under relevant departments of the National Security Department.
The defendant’s father said he was shocked by the incident. “My son used to have a little fight with his mother, but there wasn’t any fight on Friday night,” he said.
If I were home, I don’t know if he would attack me too. He was mentally stable enough to work as a driver. He added: “I still cannot understand why he committed such a horrific act.”
