<p>A 56-year-old hotelier was bludgeoned to death by his 46-year-old wife and her 26-year-old paramour at the couple’s house in Sheshadripuram on Friday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The deceased, Santosh Shetty, was the owner of 'Mahalakshmi Hotel' in Gandhinagar. He was a native of Kundapur, and was residing at 3rd Cross Nehru Nagar in Sheshadripuram.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Shetty and Annapurna were married for two decades and the couple have two children, police said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Annapurna had developed a relationship with Prakash, a 26-year-old student. Shetty often picked a fight with her over this. </p>.<p class="CrossHead"><strong>Pepper-sprayed</strong></p>.<p class="bodytext">On Thursday night, Santhosh came home inebriated and quarrelled with Annapurna again, who in turn, pepper-sprayed him and locked him in a room. Their children were asleep in a different room, the police said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">On Friday morning, when Santhosh turned aggressive again, Annapurna called Prakash home.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The two hit Santhosh with a pole after which he fell unconscious. He was taken to a private nursing home after which he was rushed to Apollo Hospital where he succumbed to head injuries around 4 pm. </p>.<p class="bodytext">The hospital informed the police who picked up Annapurna and Prakash for questioning.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The police later arrested the duo, and booked them for murder.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The complainant in the case is victim Santhosh’s son Nagarjun.</p>
<p>A 56-year-old hotelier was bludgeoned to death by his 46-year-old wife and her 26-year-old paramour at the couple’s house in Sheshadripuram on Friday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The deceased, Santosh Shetty, was the owner of 'Mahalakshmi Hotel' in Gandhinagar. He was a native of Kundapur, and was residing at 3rd Cross Nehru Nagar in Sheshadripuram.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Shetty and Annapurna were married for two decades and the couple have two children, police said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Annapurna had developed a relationship with Prakash, a 26-year-old student. Shetty often picked a fight with her over this. </p>.<p class="CrossHead"><strong>Pepper-sprayed</strong></p>.<p class="bodytext">On Thursday night, Santhosh came home inebriated and quarrelled with Annapurna again, who in turn, pepper-sprayed him and locked him in a room. Their children were asleep in a different room, the police said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">On Friday morning, when Santhosh turned aggressive again, Annapurna called Prakash home.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The two hit Santhosh with a pole after which he fell unconscious. He was taken to a private nursing home after which he was rushed to Apollo Hospital where he succumbed to head injuries around 4 pm. </p>.<p class="bodytext">The hospital informed the police who picked up Annapurna and Prakash for questioning.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The police later arrested the duo, and booked them for murder.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The complainant in the case is victim Santhosh’s son Nagarjun.</p>