Bengaluru (PTI): Police probing former Karnataka DGP Om Prakash's murder case have learnt that his wife Pallavi threw chili powder on his face before stabbing him to death, sources said.
Police have detained Pallavi as she emerged as a key suspect in the murder case.
Along with her, their daughter Kriti has also been detained.
Prakash, a 1981 batch IPS officer hailing from Bihar, was found dead in a pool of blood in the ground floor of his three-storeyed house in the posh HSR Layout in the city on Sunday.
"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 the 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 demonstration) in front of the police station, sources claimed.
It's also learnt that Pallavi was diagnosed with schizophrenia and was under medication too.
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.
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New Delhi, May 17 (PTI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday hit out at the government for "informing" Pakistan about targeting terror infrastructure as part of Operation Sindoor, saying it was a crime and asking who had authorised it.
In a post on X, Gandhi questioned External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar for publicly admitting that the government of India (GOI) had informed Pakistan of the action and asked how many aircraft the Indian Air Force lost as a result.
"Informing Pakistan at the start of our attack was a crime. EAM has publicly admitted that GOI did it. Who authorised it? How many aircraft did our air force lose as a result?" said Gandhi, the leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha.
He also shared an undated video of Jaishankar saying India had informed Pakistan of the action against terror infrastructure on its soil.
Jaishankar can be heard saying in the video, "At the start of the operation, we had sent a message to Pakistan, saying, 'We are striking at terrorist infrastructure and we are not striking at the military.'"
"So the military has the option of standing out and not interfering in this process. They chose not to take that good advice," the minister can be heard saying in the clip.
The Press Information Bureau (PIB), however, has debunked claims that Jaishankar had said India informed Pakistan ahead of Operation Sindoor. In a post on X, the PIB's Fact Check Unit said the minister had not made any such statement and that he was being misquoted.
Operation Sindoor was the Indian offensive against terror camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) following the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam.
Informing Pakistan at the start of our attack was a crime.
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) May 17, 2025
EAM has publicly admitted that GOI did it.
1. Who authorised it?
2. How many aircraft did our airforce lose as a result? pic.twitter.com/KmawLLf4yW