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New Indian Express
21-04-2025
- New Indian Express
Wife arrested in Karnataka ex-DGP Om Prakash murder case; claims domestic violence as motive
BENGALURU: Police probing former Karnataka DGP Om Prakash's murder case have arrested his wife Pallavi on a complaint by their son Kartikesh that he suspected that his mother and sister were involved in the murder. "Investigation Officer has arrested Pallavi Om Prakash (64). She will be produced before the Magistrate," an officer said on Monday. He added that the case has been transferred to the Central Crime Branch of Bengaluru (CCB) for further investigation. Meanwhile, when police took Pallavi to the scene of crime, she told reporters present there that "domestic violence" was the reason behind the extreme step. Prakash, a 1981 batch IPS officer hailing from Bihar, As the hefty former police chief of Karnataka scrambled for relief from the burning sensation, Pallavi stabbed him multiple times with a knife and bottle, killing him on the spot, sources said. She then made a video call to her friend and said, "I have killed the monster," sources claimed. In his complaint, Kartikesh alleged that his mother Pallavi had been threatening to kill his father for the past one week. "Due to these threats, my father had gone to stay at his sister's house," he stated. "Two days ago, my younger sister Kriti went there and pressured my father to return home. She brought him back against his will," Kartikesh alleged. He said on Sunday around 5 PM, when he was at the Karnataka Golf Association in Domlur, his neighbour called him and informed that his father was found lying downstairs. "I rushed home (located in HSR Layout) and found police officers and people present on the spot. My father was lying in a pool of blood with injuries on his head and body. A broken bottle and a knife were there next to his body. He was then taken to St John's Hospital," he explained. "My mother Pallavi and my sister Kriti used to fight with my father often. The murder was the culmination of frequent run-ins between the couple, the sources said. It is learnt that there was a property dispute involved in the crime pertaining to a land in Dandeli in Karnataka. A few months ago, Pallavi had approached the HSR Layout police station to lodge a complaint. When the staff there did not oblige, she staged a 'Dharna' (sit-in demonstration) in front of the police station, sources claimed. It's also learnt that Pallavi was diagnosed with schizophrenia and was under medication too. Meanwhile, the former top police brass was cremated with full state honours in Bengaluru on Monday after the autopsy. Kartikesh, performed the last rites. Relatives and friends of the former DGP gathered to pay their final respects. After a gun salute, he was cremated at Wilson Garden Cremation Ground. Speaking to reporters after the cremation, Kartikesh said, "After yesterday's incident, I lodged a complaint. The police are doing their job, and I have full faith in them. I don't want to comment further as the investigation will reveal everything. Let's wait for that." The 68-year-old retired IPS officer was a native of Champaran, Bihar, and held a Master's degree in Geology. Prakash was appointed Director General of Police on March 1, 2015.
India Today
21-04-2025
- India Today
Schizophrenic mother imagined things, threatened Karnataka ex-top cop: Son
Former Karnataka Director General of Police (DGP) Om Prakash's son, Kartikesh, claimed that he suspected his mother, Pallavi, who was suffering from severe mental health issues, was behind the murder of the ex-top cop, sources told India Today members revealed Pallavi frequently expressed fear, claiming her husband might harm her, and she also alleged that her husband brandished a gun to threaten her on multiple occasions. Sources also revealed that Pallavi often remained in a delusional state, imagining things and getting anxious over baseless to Kartikesh's complaint, Pallavi, who is now the prime accused in the case, had been battling schizophrenia for the past 12 years and was undergoing treatment. "My mother, Mrs. Pallavi, and my sister, Kruthi, have been suffering from depression and used to fight with my father frequently. I strongly suspect that they are involved in the murder of my father," Kartikesh said in the complaint."My mother, Mrs. Pallavi, had been threatening to kill my father, Mr. Omprakash (Retired DGP and IGP), for the past week. Due to these threats, my father had gone to stay at the residence of his sister," Ms. Saritha Kumari," Kartikesh further further claimed that his younger sister went to Saritha's house and forcefully brought him confessed that she had committed the murder, reported news agency PTI, citing sources. According to the PTI report, Pallavi had made a video call to her friend, saying that she had "killed the monster."advertisementThe police had detained both Pallavi and Kruti for questioning on Sunday. According to sources, multiple stab injuries were found on Om Prakash's stomach and neck. His body was lying in a pool of blood when the police arrived at the scene, Bengaluru police chief B Dayanand Bengaluru police chief further said that they received information of the murder at around 4.30 pm on Sunday."Initial investigation suggests that things might be internal in nature. It seems that some sharp weapon has been used, which caused so much blood loss that it led to death," he said.
