Bengaluru: Techie shoots banker wife dead week after divorce notice

Bengaluru: A 40-year-old software engineer allegedly shot his estranged wife dead in southwestern Bengaluru on Tuesday evening before walking into a police station and surrendering, police said.

The victim had served him a divorce notice just a week ago.

At around 6:30 pm, Balamurugan allegedly lay in wait for his 39-year-old wife, Bhuvaneshwari, as she was returning from her evening walk in Rajajinagar. He opened fire at her, inflicting fatal injuries, and fled the scene.

Bhuvaneshwari was rushed to a private hospital in Basaveshwaranagar, where she was declared brought dead.

The woman was an assistant manager at Union Bank of India's Basaveshwarnagar branch and lived in Rajajinagar with her two children.

Balamurugan worked with multinational IT firm Capgemini in Whitefield. The couple hailed from Tamil Nadu.

According to police, the couple married in 2011, but had been living separately for the past one-and-a-half years due to marital discord.

Balamurugan allegedly suspected his wife of having an extramarital affair, while Bhuvaneshwari had been seeking legal separation, which he opposed.

Police said Bhuvaneshwari had relocated from Whitefield to the Basaveshwaranagar branch six months ago and had been living with her children without Balamurugan's knowledge.

However, he traced her residence four months ago and moved to Cholurpalya in KP Agrahara police station limits. A week ago, he received a legal notice seeking divorce, police added.