Overview

• The bodies of Shivu and his children, Chandrakala, 11, and Uday Surya, 7, were discovered at their home in Gonakanahalli village in Bengaluru Rural’s Hoskote taluk, while his wife, Manjula, survived.
• Police have detained Manjula for questioning and opened a case, with forensic and postmortem results yet to be made public.
• Reports describe the incident as a planned murder-suicide in which the parents discussed ending their lives and decided not to leave the children behind.
• News18 and Hindustan Times cite accounts that the couple allegedly consumed alcohol and that the children were strangled, with HT adding their heads were reportedly submerged to confirm death.
• Local media attribute the build-up to persistent money problems and marital discord, noting Shivu stayed home after an earlier accident and often suspected his wife.