Bengaluru Husband Kills Wife, Stages Suicide With Friend's Help

• Asha, 31, was found dead in her Rajarajeshwarinagar rented room on January 10, initially appearing as suicide.
• Post-mortem revealed strangulation, leading to a murder investigation.
• Asha's brother, Arun Kumar, suspected foul play, prompting police to file an FIR.
• Police arrested Asha's husband, Virupaksha, and his friend on January 14; they confessed to the crime.
• Virupaksha, who was in a troubled marriage and allegedly had an illicit relationship, strangled Asha and, with his friend's help, hung her body to fake a suicide.

Why It Matters: Bengaluru husband arrested for strangling wife and staging her death as suicide with a friend's help.