A man strangles his wife’s friend and throws the body into a well in Kolár

The Malur police arrested a 36-year-old private firm employee for allegedly strangling his wife’s male friend over an alleged extra-marital affair and later dumped the body in a water well and sealed it. The incident took place near Chikka Tirupati in Malur taluk of Kolar district on Sunday.

The victim was identified as Venkatesh, a resident of Sonnenahalli, and the accused Suresh and his friend Santosh were arrested.

According to the police, Venkatesh was allegedly in a relationship with Suresh’s wife. Suresh reportedly warned the two several times, but they paid no attention to him.

Suresh and Santosh allegedly consumed alcohol together before attacking Venkatesh.

The two allegedly strangled Venkatesh and subsequently dumped his body in a water well and closed it.

A missing person complaint was registered after Venkatesh went missing. During the investigation, the police found that Venaktesh was last seen with Suresh. Further investigation led to the pair’s arrest.

Published – 05 Sep 2026 19:04 IST