BENGALURU: A retired Indian Air Force pilot and his wife were found murdered in their posh villa inside Eagleton Resort, near Bidadi, southwest Bengaluru, on Tuesday.
Raghurajan, 70, and his wife Asha, 63, both from Chennai, Tamil Nadu, had been residing in the villa for the last six years.
Santosh Babu, superintendent of police (Ramanagara district), said the murders came to light around 2pm when security guards went to their house after the couple’s sons asked them to find out what had happened. The miscreants had bludgeoned their heads with a hammer while they were asleep.
Police suspect Joginder Singh, who had been hired to take care of their dogs and garden, committed the murder with help from others. The guards had spotted another man with Singh at the villa.
Their sons reside in New Delhi and work in private companies. They suspected something amiss after repeated calls to their parents went unanswered till post noon. One of their sons informed security guards of the resort to visit their villa and check what had happened. Two security guards went there and met Joginder Singh.
“Singh told the guards that Raghurajan and his wife had gone out early in the morning. The guards then informed one of the sons. He did not believe Singh’s version and asked the guards to go inside the villa and check. The staff went in and found the couple’s bodies in a pool of blood. By that time, Singh fled,” an officer said.
Bidadi police inspected the crime scene. Senior officers, including Chandrasekhar, inspector general of police (central range), SP Santosh Babu, visited the spot.
Police have formed multiple teams to trace the suspects. The couple’s bodies have been shifted to a mortuary, where autopsy will be held after the arrival of their sons.
