In Akkamahadevi Nagar, Indi town, Karnataka, 29-year-old Sunanda allegedly plotted with her lover Sidappa and an accomplice to murder her husband, temple priest Bhidappa Pujari, on the night of September 1. After Bhidappa went to sleep around 10:00 PM, Sunanda let Sidappa and his friend into their rented house around midnight. Sidappa sat on Bhidappa's chest and strangled him, while the accomplice struck his legs and groin with a heavy stick. Sunanda stood nearby and urged her lover to finish him off. Bhidappa woke up, recognized his wife's voice instructing Sidappa to kill him, and kicked the attacker off, causing him to crash into a cooler and fridge. The commotion woke their 8-year-old son, who opened the door for the landlord. Bhidappa was rushed to the hospital and survived. Sunanda was arrested, while Sidappa fled and later released a video statement blaming Sunanda for planning the crime.
Country: India
State/Province: Karnataka, India
City/Region: Indi
Incident Type: Attempted Murder
Relationship Status: Married
Relationship Duration: Approximately 8 years (marriage)
Incident Date: Sept. 1, 2025
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Crime Tak - India · Original language: Hindi
सोते Pati की छाती पर बैठी Biwi का गला दबाने का Murder प्लान Fail,बगल में खड़ा आशिक लुंगी उठा भागा
Infidelity
The case exhibits a classic pattern of lethal marital escalation driven by an extramarital affair. Sunanda maintained a secret relationship with Sidappa for two and a half years despite her husband discovering the affair and requesting that she prioritize their family. Rather than seeking a legal separation or ending the extramarital relationship, Sunanda and Sidappa plotted to murder Bhidappa in his sleep so they could marry, demonstrating severe moral disengagement and calculated conspiracy.
Police arrested Sunanda shortly after the incident at the scene. Sidappa and his male friend fled Indi town and remain absconding. While evading capture, Sidappa recorded a video statement admitting to a 2.5-year affair with Sunanda but alleging that Sunanda masterminded the entire murder conspiracy. Investigators are analyzing mobile phone records, searching for the fleeing suspects, and examining the video evidence circulated by Sidappa.
Initial potential for misdirection existed had the murder succeeded, as Sunanda could have claimed her husband suffered a sudden heart attack or natural death. Investigation clarity was achieved immediately because the victim survived, identified his wife's voice instructing the attacker by name, and gave a direct police statement from his hospital bed.
On September 1, Sunanda fed her husband Bhidappa, who retired to bed around 10:00 PM. Around midnight, Sunanda signaled Sidappa and his friend to enter the dark home. Sunanda guided Sidappa to the bed, where he began strangling Bhidappa while his friend struck Bhidappa's legs and groin. Upon hearing his wife say 'Sidhu, don't let him go, kill him,' Bhidappa fought back, kicking Sidappa into a cooler and fridge. The noise woke their child, who opened the door to alert the landlord, prompting emergency medical aid and Sunanda's arrest.
The risk factors in this household were high due to prolonged, unaddressed extramarital infidelity and escalating domestic conflict. The offender's willingness to introduce outside perpetrators into the family home at midnight while an 8-year-old child was sleeping indicates extreme recklessness and situational lethality. Immediate arrest and protective custody for the victim and child are critical given the absconding status of the co-offenders.
Domestic murder conspiracies involving third-party paramours often manifest after repeated verbal confrontations regarding infidelity go unaddressed. Physical resistance by the victim and the presence of neighbors/landlords nearby prevented a fatal outcome and immediately exposed the plot.
Bhidappa noticed suspicious behavior and learned of Sunanda's ongoing relationship with Sidappa, leading to repeated domestic arguments where Sunanda denied the claims.
The critical clue was the victim hearing Sunanda explicitly say 'Sidhu, don't let him go, kill him' in the dark room, enabling him to identify the attacker immediately.
Key evidence includes the victim's formal hospital bed statement, physical injuries on the victim's body, the physical scene displaying displaced appliances (cooler and fridge), and Sidappa's self-recorded video statement posted while absconding.
The victim, Bhidappa Pujari, stated that he woke up feeling someone strangling him and another beating his legs, then heard his wife order Sidappa to kill him. The landlord reported hearing loud crashing noises from the room at midnight and finding the 8-year-old child crying before taking the injured victim to the hospital.
Initial reporting confirmed the arrest of the wife, but follow-up reports revealed that the absconding lover released a public video attempting to shift all conspiratorial blame onto Sunanda to avoid legal bias.
The precise location and arrest status of Sidappa and his unnamed male accomplice remain unresolved as police searches continue.