Bengaluru family murders: Did accused take victims’ thumbprints to claim property?
The police are now probing a property angle in the ghastly murder of seven persons of the same family in Rajajinagar, Bengaluru.
Updated - November 14, 2026 08:40 pm IST - Bengaluru
Forensic teams have collected scientific evidence from Indushekhar’s house, the scene of the crime. Investigators suspect that bloodstains from the hall, bathroom and the alleged murder weapon, a grinding stone, were wiped off after the killings. | Photo Credit: File photo
The police are now probing a property angle in the ghastly murder of seven persons of the same family in Rajajinagar, Bengaluru.
Cab driver-turned-YouTuber and tabloid editor Indushekhar allegedly killed his wife, mother-in-law, and family members of his brothers-in-law. He was assisted by his minor daughter. He allegedly claimed the family had been insulting him, pushing him to kill them. However, the police are now probing whether the accused took the thumb impressions of the deceased on stamp papers after he killed them. He is suspected of having collected the impressions to establish his claim over the property.
According to the police, the accused was allegedly eyeing a 30x40 site in Srirampura owned by his mother-in-law, Roopavathi.
The police suspect that Indushekhar’s minor daughter actively assisted him in the crime in the hope of inheriting the Srirampura property. Indushekhar had allegedly promised to transfer the house in her name, after which she agreed to help him, investigators suspect.
Meanwhile, forensic teams have collected scientific evidence from Indushekhar’s house, the scene of the crime. Investigators suspect that bloodstains from the hall, bathroom and the alleged murder weapon, a grinding stone, were wiped off after the killings.
A luminol test was conducted to identify traces of blood that may have remained despite the cleaning. The samples collected by the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) and Scene of Crime Officer (SOCO) teams have been sent for further examination.
Luminol is a forensic chemical that reacts with haemoglobin in blood and produces a blue glow, helping investigators detect possible blood traces that are invisible to the naked eye.
Published - November 14, 2026 08:39 pm IST
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