Rajajingar murders: How did the accused transport bodies across locations without being detected?

The accused allegedly brought the bodies down from the second floor (pictured) and took them to Mysuru, deep into the Western Ghats (Shiradi Ghat), the Tamil Nadu border and Chickballapur. | Photo credit: SUDHAKARA JAIN

At least three trips with seven bodies in the car to four different places and one of them was interstate. However, the accused in the alleged Rajajinagar murders, Indushekhar, was never revealed. This has raised questions about the effectiveness of the nakabandi (checkposts) system and the night patrol system in the city.

Indushekar, the main accused in the case where he killed his wife and six others of her family, lived in a building near (barely 100 meters) the famous Bhashyam circle in Rajajinagar. The junction is barely 3 km from Majestic, the city’s transport hub. It connects to Chord Road, one of the main roads in the city. The junction also provides connectivity between the central, western and southern parts of Bengaluru.

The accused allegedly brought the bodies down from the second floor and took them to Mysuru, deep into the Western Ghats (Shiradi Ghat), Tamil Nadu border and Chickballapur.

The alleged incidents unfolded over a period of 15 days. Neither the patrol vehicle nor the checkpoint detected the accused, even when crossing the state border. The development comes at a time of frequent night-time police checks across the city. In several cases, there were also allegations of harassment during these inspections.

In the police diary

A senior police officer told The Hindu that the movement of the accused with the bodies in the car was among the questions on their inquiry list, though it was not their immediate focus.

“A team has already been deployed to recreate all the movements of the accused and collect footage of his movement after October 16. We will check if he passed any check posts in the city and if there was any negligence on the part of the policemen,” he said.

The officer emphasized that the immediate focus was on recovering the bodies because they were the main evidence in the case. Any breach of duty could be investigated at a later stage.

The police officer further said that they suspect that the accused were deliberately avoiding the sections where checkposts were set up. “We also have to take into account that all vehicles are checked at checkpoints. It is possible that he passed through one,” the officer added.

“We also suspect that he avoided toll booths. A person who carefully planned how to thoroughly clean the crime scene must have planned the routes in advance and carried out the disposal accordingly,” said the police officer.

Past case

The officer also pointed out the cover-up of the murder in the case reported in CK Acchukattu in 2025. The body was found dumped on a garbage heap. However, the accused took him from Madiwala to CK Acchukattu. It was all the more surprising that the accused carried the body alone on a scooter.

“It was only during the questioning of the accused that we learned that he deliberately avoided routes with police checkpoints,” said the police officer, adding that there had been several such cases in the past.

Similarly, the family of Nalini, one of the victims in this case, alleged that the Srirampur police had initially refused to register a missing person’s complaint on November 1. It was only registered on November 3.

A senior police officer confirmed that an investigation has been launched into the matter and that it is being led by the Deputy Commissioner of Police.

Published – 07 Nov 2026 22:33 IST