Archive · 27 Jul 2025
Wife Arrested in Karnataka Murder Disguised as Suicide
Lokesh, a former local leader, was found dead, initially thought to have killed himself.
But the police noticed some things didn't add up, like his missing slippers and a bottle cap.
They looked at phone records and found that his wife, Chandrakala, was talking a lot to a man named Yogesh.
Yogesh then contacted someone else who was involved in the murder.
It turns out Chandrakala wanted to get rid of Lokesh, so she hired people to kill him and make it look like he took his own life.
They were arrested, and now the police know it was not a suicide.
Former grama panchayat member Lokesh was initially suspected to have died by suicide.
Police investigation revealed Lokesh was murdered, orchestrated by his wife, Chandrakala.
Suspicion arose from missing items at the scene, including Lokesh's slippers and the poison bottle cap.
Call detail records linked Chandrakala to a man named Yogesh, who communicated with a murder suspect.
Chandrakala confessed to planning the murder with Yogesh and hired accomplices.
- Who
- Lokesh (victim), Chandrakala (wife, orchestrator), Yogesh, Santosh, Shivaling, Surya, and Chandan (accomplices).
- What
- Murder of Lokesh orchestrated by his wife, initially thought to be suicide.
- When
- Lokesh was found dead on June 24th; the murder occurred the night before.
- Where
- Makali village in Bengaluru South, India.
- Why
- Chandrakala wanted to escape her marriage, leading her to plan Lokesh's murder.
Initial Perception
Reality
Cause of Death
Initial Perception
Suicide
Reality
Murder
- Victim
- Lokesh (former grama panchayat member)
- Accused
- Chandrakala (wife)
- Motive
- Troubled marriage, extramarital suspicions
- Method
- Poison administered forcefully
- Accomplices
- Yogesh, Santosh, Shivaling, Surya, Chandan
- Location
- Bengaluru South, Karnataka, India