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Bengaluru techie killed parents after they refused to fund his business venture: police
The Bengaluru police said that the couple's daughter is travelling from the US, and the autopsy will be conducted after her arrival.
The police said that Rohan has been arrested and will be produced before a court. The police have not yet ascertained the motive behind the murders, an officer said.
A day after a 33-year-old man allegedly killed his parents at their flat in Bengaluru’s Vignyan Nagar area, police said on Thursday that he committed the crime over a financial dispute, according to their investigation.
According to the Bengaluru police, Rohan Chandra Bhat, a software engineer, attacked his parents, Naveen Chandra Bhat (60), a retired Navy captain, and Dr Shyamala Bhat (55), a dentist, with a knife on Wednesday morning at their residence in Adarsh Vista apartments, located under HAL police limits.
The police said Rohan recently quit his job to work on a personal project and was facing financial difficulties. Investigations revealed that he had frequently asked his father for financial help, which reportedly led to repeated arguments over money and family savings.
They said Rohan had been living separately from his parents and had visited their home on Tuesday, during which he argued with them over financial matters. He stayed the night at their residence, and the dispute reportedly resumed early Wednesday morning, escalating into a fatal attack.
Neighbours rushed the couple to Manipal Hospital, but doctors declared them dead on arrival at around 8.15 am. Dr Madhavi Nair, a resident of Adarsh Vista apartments, lodged a complaint suspecting the son’s involvement, leading the HAL police to register a murder case and launch an investigation.
The police said Rohan has been arrested and will be produced before a court.
The couple’s daughter is travelling from the US, and the post-mortem examination will be conducted after her arrival, said the police. The bodies of the deceased have been kept at the mortuary in Bowring Hospital.
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