Bengaluru triple murder: Main accused’s partner arrested in Puducherry

The police said Kenneth and Shwetha travelled separately after the murders. Although they took different routes, both reached Puducherry independently.

The police said Kenneth (left) had planned to meet Swetha (right) in Puducherry but she was detained by the police.

3 min readBengaluruJun 26, 2026 06:18 PM IST First published on: Jun 26, 2026 at 03:15 PM IST

The second accused in the Bengaluru triple murder case, Kenneth, 25, was arrested in Puducherry on Thursday, the police said.

Kenneth is the live-in partner of the main accused, Shwetha. According to the police, both accused have allegedly confessed to their involvement in the murders of Shwetha’s father Somasundar, mother Muthulakshmi, and younger sister Supriya.

Senior police officers said Shwetha was arrested in Puducherry on June 24, two days after the murders were reported from an apartment in Seegehalli under the K R Puram police station limits.

During interrogation, she allegedly confessed to murdering her three family members in conspiracy with Kenneth and disclosed details of his involvement. She was produced before a court on Thursday and remanded to 15 days of police custody.

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“Based on the information provided by the accused during police custody and other evidence collected during the investigation, we tracked Kenneth’s movements and zeroed in on his location in Puducherry,” an officer who is part of the probe said.

Kenneth was tracked with the assistance of the local police and arrested near Puducherry Beach on Thursday.

In a video statement to the media, an assistant sub-inspector (ASI) of the Puducherry police said Kenneth was first spotted at a bar in Puducherry on Thursday night, following which he was kept under surveillance by a joint team of the Puducherry and Bengaluru police.

Chasing him for over 200 meters, ASI Ramalingam from Puducherry police department, succeeded in nabbing Kenneth. However, Ramalingam and few other cops were injured as Kenneth assaulted them.

Investigators said Kenneth and Shwetha travelled separately after the murders. Although they took different routes, both eventually reached Puducherry independently.

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Father ran out, alerted residents

The case came to light on Monday night after three members of Shwetha’s family were found murdered at their residence in KR Pura. While the two women died inside the house, the injured father managed to come out of the apartment and alert residents before collapsing. He later succumbed to his injuries.

Shwetha was traced and taken into custody near a bus stand in Puducherry on Wednesday. During the initial stages of interrogation, she allegedly claimed that she had acted alone. However, investigators remained unconvinced, citing technical and circumstantial evidence that indicated his possible involvement. Police have since been working to corroborate her statement with forensic, electronic, and other material evidence.

Investigators suspect the murders were premeditated and are examining the sequence of events leading up to the killings. The police had earlier said the accused had allegedly discussed disposing of the bodies before Shwetha’s father and sister unexpectedly arrived at the house.