Bengaluru man stages hit-and-run in attempt to kill pregnant wife

A four months' pregnant woman had to abort her foetus after meeting with a road accident. If this wasn't bad enough, she later discovered that the accident was a conspiracy hatched by her husband to kill her.

The accident occurred on December 31, 2022, in KIADB Layout near Bagalur, North Bengaluru.

Chaitanya, the victim, was returning home from a Bharatanatyam class on a two-wheeler when a speeding Tata Sumo hit her from behind and drove off. Passersby noticed her lying in a pool of blood and rushed her to the hospital.

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She had to eventually abort the baby as she became immobile after the crash.

Police investigations showed that the woman's husband, Aravinda R, hired a contract killer named Uday Kumar to murder her following a family dispute.

Police have arrested both of them.

Police sources said Aravinda paid Kumar Rs 2.5 lakh to buy a second-hand car and crash into his wife’s two-wheeler. Chaitanya had no clue about the planned crash before the police solved the case recently.

Plot well-planned

Aravinda knew Chaitanya’s daily routine and decide to stage a hit-and-run.

Police noted that he had surveyed CCTV cameras and marked a location where there was no surveillance.

The Devanahalli traffic police initially registered a hit-and-run case, but couldn’t find any clue about the crash. Traffic police grew suspicious and transferred the case to the Bagalur police, a police officer said.

After taking up the case, Bagalur police searched all garages and found a Tata Sumo, which led them to the two suspects.

During the initial interrogation, Aravinda told the police that his wife had refused to give him a divorce.

Bagalur police have now booked him and Kumar for attempted murder.