Man Who Killed Mother-In-Law May Have Murdered Wife 48 Hours Earlier: Cops

Kolkata/Bengaluru:

The man who allegedly murdered his spouse of their Bengaluru residence on Monday earlier than flying to Kolkata, the place he shot his mother-in-law lifeless after which killed himself, could have dedicated the primary crime 48 hours sooner than beforehand believed, Kolkata Police mentioned Tuesday night time.

Officers from Bengaluru’s Mahadevpura Police Station visited Amit Agarwal’s residence within the metropolis on Monday after their Kolkata colleagues knowledgeable them of a potential homicide of their jurisdiction; Mr Agarwal had left behind a suicide word in Kolkata.

The Bengaluru cops found the physique of Shilpi Agarwal mendacity on the kitchen flooring.

“We have been informed by Bengaluru Police that Mrs Agarwal’s body was found in a decomposed state. As per their report, she might have been killed at least 48 hours before her body was found,” a senior Kolkata Police officer instructed information company PTI.

This was confirmed by police within the southern state. The cops there additionally discovered a word allegedly written by Mr Agarwal.

“Based on information from Kolkata, officers from Mahadevpura Police Station went to the apartment occupied by Mrs Shilpi Agarwal. When she did not open the door, the lock was broken and her body was found in the kitchen,” MN Anucheth, DCP (Whitefield), mentioned.

“A note allegedly written by Mr Agarwal has been found in the apartment. A case of murder has been taken up and investigations have started,” he added.

The Agarwals had been reportedly estranged, preliminary investigations confirmed. They had separated round two years in the past and had been in the midst of divorce proceedings.

They additionally had a baby – a 10-year-old son, who had been left at his uncle’s residence in Bengaluru whereas his father flew to Kolkata to confront his in-laws.

It is unclear, at this stage, if Mr Agarwal and his son had been truly dwelling at their Bengaluru residence after Mrs Agarwal was murdered.

Although investigations in each cities are nonetheless ongoing, a grotesque sequence of possible occasions is starting to emerge, pieced along with the assistance of the 2 notes.

Amit Agarwal, a 42-year-old chartered accountant, allegedly first killed his spouse at their residence in Bengaluru’s Whitefield. He then flew to Kolkata and visited his in-laws at their upscale home in an condominium complicated the place, following a heated argument, he shot dead his mother-in-law, Lalita Dhandhania, 60, after which killed himself.

The father-in-law, Subhash Dhandhania, 70, was the only real survivor; in line with police he ran out of the home, locking the door behind him, and went to the neighbours for assist.

With enter from PTI

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