Bengaluru: Man Kills Airport Trolley Operator Over Suspicion Of Affair With His Wife

A trolley operator at Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport was killed near the parking spot of Terminal 1 on Wednesday by a man who suspected the former of having an affair with his wife.

The shocking incident happened at around 7 pm when the accused identified as, Ramesh attacked the victim, Ramakrishna with a machete. Following the attack, the accused was detained by the Devanahalli police.

Preliminary investigation revealed that the intent behind the murder is believed to be a personal vendetta.

According to police, the accused Ramesh suspected Ramakrishna of having an illicit affair with his wife.

He was allegedly waiting for an opportunity to confront Ramakrishna in their village but her later discovered that the latter was working at the airport. Thereby, in a fit of rage, he reached the airport and attacked Ramakrishna and slashed his neck with a machete.

Speaking to India Today, Deputy Commissioner of Police, North East Division, Bengaluru City, said that the accused had carried the machete inside a college bag and went to the airport using a Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) bus. As he was travelling by a bus, his bag wasn’t scanned.

The DCP further informed that the incident happened near a washroom at the arrival parking area of Terminal 1 (Lane 1).