Om Prakash, a 1981-batch IPS officer hailing from Bihar, was found dead in a pool of blood on the ground floor of his three-storey house in Bengaluru’s posh HSR Layout
News 2025 In a shocking twist to the death of former Karnataka DGP Om Prakash,
News 2025, Bengaluru Police have detained his wife, Pallavi, after she allegedly threw chilli powder in his face and stabbed him to death in their HSR Layout residence.
Their daughter, Kriti, has also been detained for questioning as investigators dig deeper into what appears to be a domestic dispute turned deadly.The development comes following a formal complaint filed by the deceased officer’s son, who alleged that both women had a role in the killing
“After a heated exchange of words, Pallavi threw chili powder on Prakash’s face,” sources claimed.
As the hefty former police chief of Karnataka scrambled for relief from burning sensation, Pallavi stabbed him multiple times with a knife, killing him on the spot, sources said.
She then made a video call to her friend and reportedly said, “I have killed the monster,” sources claimed.
The murder was the culmination of frequent run-ins between the couple, the sources said.
It is learnt that there was a property dispute involved in the crime pertaining to a land in Dandeli in Karnataka.
A few months ago, Pallavi had approached the HSR Layout police station to lodge a complaint.
When the staff there did not oblige, she staged a ‘dharna’ (sit-in) in front of the police station, sources claimed.
It’s also learnt that Pallavi was diagnosed with schizophrenia and was under medication too.
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The 68-year-old retired IPS officer was a native of Champaran, Bihar, and held a Master’s degree in Geology. Prakash was appointed Director-General of Police on March 1, 2015. PTI