Karnataka Man Hires Killers for Wife After Years of 'Useless' Taunts, Financial Control

• Mahesh, from Mysuru, Karnataka, allegedly hired Bhaskar and Abhishek to kill his wife, Nagaratna, staging it as a gas leak.
• The motive stemmed from 18 years of marital conflict, including financial control by Nagaratna, who ran a money-lending business with Mahesh's earnings but denied him access.
• Nagaratna also allegedly subjected Mahesh to verbal humiliation and belittling over their childlessness.
• The attackers struck Nagaratna, attempted to cause a gas explosion, but she survived due to the house owner's intervention.
• Police arrested Mahesh, Bhaskar, and Abhishek; Mahesh's mother, Kamalamma, alleges police coercion, which authorities deny.

Why It Matters: Unresolved domestic conflict, financial control, and emotional abuse can tragically escalate to extreme violence.