Bengaluru: Ex-Engineer Shoots Wife Over Divorce Dispute, Surrenders to Police

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News18•23-12-2025, 21:58
Bengaluru: Ex-Engineer Shoots Wife Over Divorce Dispute, Surrenders to Police
- •Former software engineer Balamurugan, 40, shot and killed his wife Bhuvaneshwari, 39, near Basaveshwara Nagar, Bengaluru.
- •Bhuvaneshwari, an Assistant Manager at Union Bank, was shot multiple times with a pistol as she walked home from work.
- •The couple, married 14 years, lived separately due to Balamurugan's suspicions of an affair and his opposition to divorce.
- •Police believe a formal divorce notice Balamurugan received a week prior triggered the fatal attack.
- •After the murder, Balamurugan surrendered to Magadi Road Police, confessing and handing over the illegal firearm.
Why It Matters: Bengaluru man kills wife over divorce dispute and affair suspicions, then surrenders to police.
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