Bengaluru Triple Murder: 17-Year Hunt, 2000 Km Chase Leads to Justice for IISc Professor's Family

• The 2009 triple murder of retired IISc professor Purushottam Lal Sachdev, his wife Rita, and son Deepak in Bengaluru remained unsolved for years.
• A relentless 2000 km pursuit led investigators to West Bengal, identifying domestic help Suchitra Haldar, Deepak Haldar, Mohammed Sarbal, and Bidan Shikari as suspects.
• The accused confessed to planning the murders for financial gain, strangling the victims and looting their house.
• A sessions court acquitted the accused in 2016, citing gaps in evidence and an incomplete chain of circumstances, a major setback for the prosecution.
• The Karnataka High Court overturned the acquittal 17 years after the murders, convicting the accused based on the 'last seen' theory and circumstantial evidence, finally bringing justice.