Bengaluru: Woman, boyfriend arrested for murdering husband and staging heart attack death

Mangalore Today News Network

Bengaluru, Nov 9, 2026: A woman allegedly murdered her husband with the help of her boyfriend and attempted to pass off the killing as a death caused by a heart attack in Bengaluru, police said on Monday.

The deceased has been identified as Upendra, 41, a resident of Doddathoguru near Bettadasanapura Main Road, within the jurisdiction of the Electronics City police station.

Police have arrested his wife, Anitha, 36, and her alleged lover, Thalasani Madhusudhan Reddy, 48, a resident of Chikkathoguru. Police are also verifying Reddy’s background.

According to police, a complaint was lodged at the Electronics City police station on October 12 by Upendra’s younger brother, stating that Upendra had slipped and fallen while going to the bathroom and subsequently died of a suspected heart attack.

Based on the complaint, police initially registered an Unnatural Death Report (UDR). However, the post-mortem examination revealed that Upendra had died due to suffocation, prompting police to reopen the case and launch a detailed investigation.

During the investigation, police summoned Reddy for questioning on November 5. He reportedly confessed to being in a relationship with Anitha.

Police investigations revealed that Upendra had discovered their relationship and warned the two to stay away from each other. Allegedly viewing him as an obstacle, Anitha and Reddy conspired to eliminate him.

In the early hours of October 12, the accused allegedly strangled Upendra and suffocated him by covering his mouth and nose.

To conceal the crime, they reportedly claimed that Upendra had slipped and fallen while going to the bathroom and died of a heart attack, misleading family members and others.

On November 6, police arrested Anitha from her residence in Doddathoguru. She reportedly confessed to the crime during interrogation, police said.

Following the developments, police converted the UDR into a murder case. Both accused were produced before a court, which granted police custody for seven days.

Further investigation is underway, police said.