‘Mother, sister has depression, fought frequently with father: son of murdered ex-Karnataka Police chief Om Prakash in FIR
Om Prakash, 68, was found dead with multiple stab injuries at his house in HSR Layout in Southeast Bengaluru, and his wife Pallavi Prakash, 65, was detained in connection with the case.
Kartik Prakash, 40, stated in his police complaint Sunday that his father had moved out of his house because of the frequent fights and threats from his mother, and also expressed suspicion that his mother and sister may have murdered his father. The First Information Report (FIR) was based on his complaint.
Kartik, who received the news of his father's death while he was at the Karnataka Golf Association, said his mother had been threatening to kill his father for the last week. He said Om Prakash moved to his sister's house in Bengaluru as a result of the threats.
'Then my younger sister Kriti went to Sarita Kumari's [Om Prakash's sister] house two days ago and took our father, Mr Om Prakash, back home,' he said in the complaint, adding his mother and sister were 'suffering from depression and used to fight with our father every day.'
Vikash Kumar Vikash, Additional Commissioner of Police (West), said Sunday they were informed about the incident at around 4.30 pm, and that a sharp weapon was found near the former DGP's body. Vikash also said there were three people in the house when the incident happened.
Before the murder, the senior police officer's wife sent a series of messages on a social media forum for officers' families expressing a threat to her life and her daughter's life from Prakash, and staff at their home.
'Me and my daughter have been under severe domestic violence at the hands of my husband Omprakash, ex DGP Karnataka. His weapons are not traditional ones. They are extremely sophisticated,' she said in one of the messages.
'My son has got a revolver and rifles that should be seized or taken away immediately. All these events are for the sake of property. Greed and jealousy. My husband is supporting my son and daughter-in-law,' said another message.
A 1981-cadre Indian Police Service (IPS) officer, Prakash started his career as the additional superintendent of police in Karnataka's Ballari district. He served in various districts as superintendent of police, was with the Lokayukta police, and DGP of the Criminal Investigation Department before assuming charge as director general and inspector general of police (DG&IGP) in 2015. He retired in 2017.
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