Overview

• Kasim Pasha, 25, attacked his three nephews at their Hebbagodi home Saturday afternoon, killing two and critically injuring the youngest.
• Police arrested Pasha at the scene after neighbours and the children’s grandmother forced entry into the locked house between 1:15 and 1:30 p.m.
• The injured five-year-old is under treatment at the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences.
• Authorities have opened murder and attempted murder cases and are overseeing a psychiatric evaluation after the suspect provided inconsistent accounts of his motive.
• The victims’ family, originally from Yadgir district, had relocated to Bengaluru for work and lived together in a multigenerational household.