Mechanic stabbed to death; wife and in-laws under suspicion in Bengaluru's Annapoorneshwari Nagar

A 23-year-old car mechanic was found dead under mysterious circumstances in the Annapoorneshwari Nagar police station limits on Tuesday night.

The deceased, Tauheeb Pasha, a resident of Mallathahalli, was married to Sohana four years ago. The couple has a one-year-old child.

The incident came to light when Pasha's mother approached the Annapoorneshwari Nagar police station, alleging that Sohana and her parents had stabbed him to death over domestic discord.

Sohana, however, told the police that Pasha was a drug addict and had threatened to stab himself. She claimed she tried to save him and ran out from the first floor to alert relatives staying on the ground floor.

He was rushed to a nearby hospital, where he was declared brought dead. A case of suspicious death has been registered.

Preliminary investigations reveal that only the couple were inside the house when the incident took place and Sohana's parents were out of the city.

Pasha frequently harassed his wife over trivial issues, and she had threatened to leave him. Upset over this, she may have stabbed him with a kitchen knife, the police said. Further investigations are on.