BENGALURU: The live-in partner of techie M Shwetha, identified as J Kenneth, was arrested in Puducherry on Friday in connection with the KR Puram triple murder case, police said. Kenneth was apprehended from the same location where Shwetha had been arrested earlier in connection with the brutal triple murder case in Bengaluru.The case pertains to the alleged murder of three members of a family inside their apartment in Seegehalli, in east Bengaluru’s KR Puram area, on Monday night. Police alleged that Shwetha and her live-in partner, J Kenneth, carried out the killings following a dispute over her mounting bank loans.The victims were identified as Somasundar (52), his wife Muthulakshmi (48), and their 19-year-old daughter Supriya.According to police, the accused allegedly carried out the murders following a dispute that escalated over financial issues linked to Shwetha’s unpaid bank loans, which had reportedly crossed Rs 30 lakh. Investigators believe the financial burden, along with the couple’s strained circumstances, played a key role in the incident.Police said Shwetha and Kenneth, both engineering graduates and former classmates, had been in a live-in relationship for over a year, which they had kept hidden from their families. The relationship came under strain after bank recovery notices related to Shwetha’s loans began reaching her family’s residence in Marathahalli.In the days leading up to the incident, Shwetha’s mother reportedly visited the couple’s apartment after receiving the notices, followed by her father and younger sister. Police said an argument broke out over the loan issue, which soon escalated into violence inside the apartment.Neighbours reported hearing screams around 10 pm on the night of the incident, after which Somasundar was found bleeding on the staircase.Following the killings, Shwetha allegedly fled the scene, prompting a massive manhunt that led to her arrest earlier. Kenneth’s arrest in Puducherry marks another major development in the ongoing investigation.Police are continuing to reconstruct the sequence of events and determine the exact role played by each accused in the triple murder case.
