Overview

• On July 4, Amareesh H S allegedly used pepper spray on his wife before inflicting multiple stab wounds to her chest, thighs and neck and striking her head against a wall at their Muneshwara Layout home.
• Hanumanthanagar Police registered a case of attempted murder under Section 109 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and arrested Amareesh following intervention by neighbours.
• Shruthi is undergoing treatment at Victoria Hospital and has been stabilised after sustaining injuries to her chest, thighs and neck.
• A Bengaluru sessions court has scheduled Amareesh’s bail hearing for July 16, keeping him in custody until a decision is reached.
• The case has drawn industry attention to the vulnerabilities of domestic violence survivors and the challenges of safeguarding reconciliations under existing legal frameworks.