Archive · 21 Jan 2026
Woman Murdered, Husband and Friend Arrested
A woman named Asha was found hanging in her rented room in Bengaluru.
At first, it looked like she had committed suicide, but doctors found clues that made the police think it was murder.
They arrested Asha's husband, Virupaksha, and his friend.
The husband admitted to strangling Asha and then hanging her to make it look like suicide.
The police are still investigating to find out more about why this happened and the friend's role in it.
Asha was found hanging in her rented room in Rajarajeshwarinagar, Bengaluru.
Doctors suspected foul play during the post-mortem, leading to a murder investigation.
Asha's husband, Virupaksha, and his friend were arrested for her murder.
Virupaksha confessed to strangling Asha and staging the scene to look like a suicide.
The couple had been living separately, and a divorce petition was pending.
- Who
- Asha (victim), Virupaksha (husband), and his friend (suspects)
- What
- Murder case involving a woman found hanging, later determined to be strangulation
- When
- January 10
- Where
- Rajarajeshwarinagar, Bengaluru
- Why
- Disputes linked to an alleged illicit relationship involving Virupaksha and financial issues
- Victim
- Asha
- Suspects
- Virupaksha (husband) and his friend
- Location
- Rajarajeshwarinagar, Bengaluru
- Date of Incident
- January 10
- Cause of Death
- Strangulation (made to look like suicide)
- Investigating Officer
- Rajarajeshwarinagar Police
- Court Remand
- 8 days of police custody
