Bengaluru: Seven-murder accused allegedly terrorised neighbours for years, say residents

Indushekhar, the accused.

“It’s just another face of him.” This is how residents of the neighbourhood near Bhashyam Circle in Rajajinagar described Indushekhar, the man accused of murdering seven family members. In fact, the area seemed to have heaved a sigh of relief following his arrest. It has now come to light that Indushekar also had a chain-snatching case registered against him at the Madanayakanahalli police station.

Venkatesh, a nearby stove repairer, said, “Many residents have vacated the place, unable to bear the torture inflicted by Indushekhar. He was a nightmare in the colony.”

Anand E., president of a small political party that operates from a small space on the first floor, just below Indushekhar’s house, said he had been threatened by him.

“When we moved into this space, our landlord asked us not to engage in conversations with Indushekhar, and we refrained from doing so. Once, when we held a meeting inside our makeshift office, he came, recorded videos and even threatened to expose us, although we were not doing anything wrong,” he said. Residents said Indushekhar used his YouTube channel, ‘Taana Varadi’, and his monthly tabloid as weapons.

A worker at Shankar Watches, located on the ground floor, told The Hindu that Indushekhar had been living in the building for over 15 years and was friends with the landlord’s son.

“Despite that, he filed a civil case claiming that the house where he was staying belonged to him. We are unsure how he managed to do that, but the case is ongoing, and in the meantime, the landlord died,” he said.

That was not all. He said Indushekhar would pick frequent quarrels with motorists over parking on the road where the building stands.