Belagavi, Dec 17: A woman allegedly murdered her own son and sister-in-law when they came to know of her affair with a man in the village. The woman and her lover have been arrested for the murders that took place in Bellad Bagewaadi village of Hukkeri taluk, Belagavi. The crime came to light on Monday when police arrested the accused on Sunday night.
The deceased are Bhagyashree Karigar, 32, and 10-year-old Praveen.
Accused Sudha Karigar, 30, and Ramesh Bastewadi, 26, were allegedly in a relationship.
Sudha married Suresh Karigar, a farmer, 11 years ago and Praveen was their only child. Sudha befriended Ramesh of the same village and the two were having an affair.
Praveen reportedly caught his mother with Ramesh and threatened to tell his father. Sudha tried her best to cajole her son not to squeal on them. When he did not budge and stood firm, Sudha and Ramesh plotted to kill him, said police.
On October 22, the two convinced Praveen to accompany them to the field. En route to the field, they pushed Praveen into a well. The boy drowned.
Next day, Suresh filed a missing complaint with police.
Bhagyashree, Suresh’s brother’s wife, who was also aware of Sudha’s affair with Ramesh grew suspicious and told Suresh of his wife’s affair.
Suresh warned Sudha and told her to amend her wayward ways. Angered with this, she decided to eliminate Bhagyashree.
On December 8 when no one was at home, Sudha called Ramesh home and the two poured kerosene on Bhagyashree and set her ablaze.
Bhagyashree’s husband Channappa filed a complaint against Sudha and Ramesh.
Police picked up the two on Sunday night for inquiry. During interrogation, Sudha admitted that she and Ramesh had killed Praveen and Bhagyshree fearing that they would reveal her affair to her husband.
A case has been registered at Hukkeri police station.
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