Man beats wife to death, ends life in Bengaluru

BENGALURU: A 32-year-old man allegedly beat his homemaker wife to death before hanging himself from a ceiling fan at their home in Byadarahalli, West Bengaluru on Sunday afternoon.
V Manjunath, a lathe operator from Sathanur in Kanakapura, and M Roja, 28, from Malavalli in Mandya, married four years ago. They would reportedly fight often over his consuming alcohol, her family told police.“They shifted to a rented house in Tigalarapalya earlier this year. Manjunath allegedly beat Roja regularly,” police said.
They added: “On Sunday, afternoon, neighbours heard Manjunath and Roja fighting and Roja screaming and shouting. In the evening, a neighbour alerted the police control room that the main door was bolted from inside and the couple was not responding to his knock.” An investigating officer said: “We found Manjunath hanging and Roja lying dead on the floor. There was evidence of Roja being attacked.”