Suspecting affair, Bengaluru man stabs wife to death in front of daughter

Mangalore Today News Network

Bengaluru, Sep 23, 2025: A 32-year-old woman was stabbed to death by her husband in front of her 12-year-old daughter at a bus stand in Bengaluru, police said.

According to the police, Rekha and the accused, Lohitashwa, had been living together for some time before tying the knot in a temple about 3 months ago. 

Rekha, who was earlier married and a mother of two, had separated from her first husband. Lohitashwa too was divorced.

The couple was staying at a rented house, and her elder daughter from the first marriage lived with them while her younger daughter stayed with Rekha’s parents.

After moving from Karnataka’s Sira town to Bengaluru, Rekha helped Lohitashwa get a driver’s job at a call centre where she worked. However, he allegedly grew suspicious of her character and accused her of being close to another man.

Yesterday morning, while Rekha was waiting at a bus stop with her daughter, Lohitashwa attacked her with a knife, stabbing her about a dozen times, before running away from the spot.

Though locals and police rushed her to a private hospital, she died due to her injuries.

A murder case has been registered at Kamakshipalya Police Station, and efforts are on to catch the accused.