Overview

• Hebbagodi police say the husband strangled Reshma on October 15 after suspecting her of an illicit relationship.
• He attempted to pass the death off as an accident by placing an immersion heater near the body and latching the bathroom door from outside.
• Reshma’s teenage daughter found her mother unresponsive in the bathroom and alerted her aunt, whose complaint triggered the probe.
• The post-mortem reported no electrocution injuries and clear signs of strangulation, after which the accused confessed during interrogation.
• Police detained him on October 16 near Hosur Main Road, produced him in court on October 17, and he is in judicial custody under IPC 302 as statements from relatives and neighbours are recorded.