Overview

• Harish Kumar, a 34-year-old unemployed engineer, allegedly strangled his 29-year-old wife Padmaja and stamped on her neck until she died at their Bommanahalli home.
• The fatal altercation began over Padmaja’s Sunday evening shopping trip, escalating after she returned without informing her husband.
• Neighbors alerted police the next morning, leading Bommanahalli officers to arrest Harish and secure the scene.
• The couple’s two young daughters have been placed in the care of relatives as the investigation continues.
• This case is the latest in a wave of spousal homicides across major Indian cities, prompting police to rely more on inter-state cooperation and forensic methods for swift arrests.