How Wife, Mother-In-Law Plotted Bengaluru Realtor's Murder After Tolerating Endless Harassment

Benguluru: Chilling details related to the gruesome murder of a realtor in Bengaluru , who was found dead with stab injuries in the neck on the outskirts of the city on Saturday evening, has come to light. Reportedly, his wife and mother-in-law committed the heinous crime after tolerating endless harassment from him.

The accused, 19-year-old Yashasvini Singh and 37-year-old Hema Bai, have been arrested by Soladevanahalli police.

The incident occurred at BGS Layout near Bilijaji area in north Bengaluru and the deceased has been identified as 37-year-old Loknath Singh, a resident of Kannur Gate in Magadi taluk of Ramanagara district. Preliminary probe has revealed that Loknath was sedated before murder.

Loknath was booked in cheating cases. He had married Yashasvini four months ago despite her parents' opposition.

Loknath had reportedly threatened and blackmailed her family since Sept 2023, coercing the latter to accept his marriage proposal.

After marriage, he started harassing Yashasvini and tortured her whenever she denied his physical demands.

Loknath allegedly also demanded Yashasvini to convince her mother to have a physical relationship with him.

Subsequently, she left him and returned to her parent's house. However, Loknath went back to Yashasvini's house and threatened her family, including father Krishna Singh, of dire consequences if she did not return to stay with him.

Police Statement

"That is when the daughter-mother duo decided to put an end to the ordeal. They thought that's the only way to get rid of Loknath. Knowing his vices, they worked on a murder plan and waited for the right opportunity," police was quoted saying by Times Of India.

Deputy commissioner of police (North) Saidulu Adavath said, "Yashasvini was not willing to continue the marital relationship. She also got to know that he had extra-marital affairs. So the duo planned and killed him."

How The Murder Unfolded

On Saturday morning, Loknath called Yashasvini to inform that he's coming to meet her. Loknath left home in his SUV around 10am after telling his sister that he was heading towards the city. The duo prepared food and laced it with sleeping pills.

Hoping to party with Yashasvini, Loknath had packed a few beer bottles. After picking Yashasvini, Loknath drove to an isolated space in BGS Layout.

They drank beer inside the car. While he got high on alcohol, Yashasvini made him consume the sedative mixed food and, at the same time, shared her location with her mother.

When Loknath started feeling drowsy, Hema came with a knife and stabbed Loknath twice in the neck.

A shocked Loknath tried to escape; he ran for 150 metres and tried to hide in a parked autorickshaw.

Singh's body was found by people in an abandoned car in a deserted area in Chikkabanavara on Saturday, March 22.