Retd. ISRO employee strangles wife, attempts suicide in Bengaluru

A 65-year-old retired ISRO employee allegedly strangled his wife with a towel, at their apartment, and later attempted to end his own life on Wednesday morning.

The accused has been identified as Nageshwar Rao, 65, and the deceased has been identified as Sandhya Sri, 60 . They have a daughter who is settled abroad, the police said.

According to the police, Nageshwar Rao was retired and has been staying home since. He was said to be suffering from mental distress in recent days.

Police sources said the accused allegedly believed that there would be no one to take care of his wife after his death. He allegedly first killed his wife and then attempted to die by suicide. However, he reportedly panicked after strangulating her with a towel and later decided against ending his life.

The Avalahalli police have registered a case, and Nageshwar Rao has been taken into custody.

In a similar incident, a 65-year-old man allegedly murdered his wife over suspicion and later attempted suicide in Govindarajanagar on Monday midnight.

The deceased has been identified as Devika, 55. The accused, Kumar, 65, allegedly attacked his wife with a sharp weapon around 12.45 a.m. while she was asleep at their residence.

Police said the couple had recently visited Sabarimala along with family members. During the trip, the accused reportedly grew suspicious after seeing his wife speak to a driver. Since then, frequent quarrels had taken place between them.

In a fit of rage, Kumar allegedly killed his wife and then attempted to end his life. However, their children, alerted by the commotion, intervened and prevented him.

The Govindarajanagar police have registered a case, and arrested the accused.

(If you are in distress or having suicidal tendencies, please reach out to these 24/7 helplines: KIRAN at 1800-599-0019 or Arogya Sahayavani at 104 for help.)