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Two more bodies found in Bengaluru cab driver serial murder case
The Story in Brief
Bengaluru police recovered two more bodies, identified as Shivakumar and Divya, from the Chamundi Hills forest area in Mysuru district on Sunday, 8 November, taking the total number of bodies found to five in the alleged serial murders by cab driver S Indusekar alias Sekar. The latest recoveries follow the discovery of the accused wife and mother-in-law in Yercaud, Tamil Nadu on 7 November, and the seven-year-old boy Puneeth near Nandi Hills on 6 November.
Indusekar allegedly murdered seven members of his wife family, including a child, over domestic disputes at his home in the Rajajinagar police station limits over the past 15 to 20 days, and disposed of the bodies at locations across Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. The Times of India reported that Indusekar is the younger brother of S Ramesh, a key figure in a 2018 murder investigation tied to a land scam who died in prison. Police are yet to recover the remaining two bodies.
The case came to light after a missing-person complaint was registered at Srirampura police station on 3 November, and investigators are probing whether the accused administered sedatives to victims and used loud television volume to mask noise during the assaults.
Indian Opinion Analysis
The Star of Mysore report holds back on confirming the two body recoveries near Chamundi Hills that Hindustan Times and Rediff report with police attribution, instead giving only an unconfirmed report of one body and the accused being brought to Mysuru. The Times of India shifts focus entirely to the accused brother's 2018 land scam murder case, a framing that adds depth but is absent from the other three sources, which stay on the current recovery tally. All sources agree on the core tally of seven murders and the recovery of five bodies. The balanced reading is that while the body count has reached five, two victims remain unaccounted for, and the investigation continues with the accused in custody.
Coverage: 3 sources, 2 neutral, 1 sensationalist
Sources (3): Syndicated copy (carried by hindustantimes.com, rediff.com), timesofindia.indiatimes.com (sensationalist), starofmysore.com (neutral report)
This brief was synthesised by AI from the 3 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Methodology and corrections.
Update, 9 November 2026: this story now draws on 4 sources.
Update, 9 November 2026: further reports on this story from thefederal.com, mathrubhumi.com, deccanchronicle.com, kalingatv.com.
