Karnataka Police have arrested Kenneth, the live-in partner of Shwetha, the prime accused in the Bengaluru triple murder case, from Puducherry on 27 June 2025. Kenneth had been evading arrest since the killings at an apartment in Seegehalli, under the K.R. Puram police station limits in east Bengaluru, and was tracked down hiding in makeshift huts along the seashore — reportedly avoiding hotels to escape identity verification.

How Police Tracked Kenneth Down

With the accused duo having switched off their mobile phones immediately after fleeing Bengaluru, investigators relied heavily on CCTV footage from highways and toll plazas rather than digital transaction trails. Police teams tracked the pair's movements and established that they had travelled approximately 300 km towards Tamil Nadu on a motorcycle, which reportedly broke down near Puducherry.

Special teams were deployed to Tiruchirappalli and Puducherry. Shwetha was apprehended at Puducherry Railway Station during an earlier phase of the manhunt. Kenneth, however, had managed to evade that net — until investigators gathered fresh intelligence pinpointing his hideout in makeshift coastal shelters. He will be produced before a Magistrate, following which police are expected to seek his custody for further interrogation.

The Victims and the Crime

The three people allegedly killed at the Seegehalli apartment on Monday, 23 June 2025 were Somasundar (55), a software professional; his wife Muthulakshmi (48); and their younger daughter Supriya (20), a college student. According to investigators, the sequence of events began on 21 June when Muthulakshmi visited Shwetha's residence. Arguments reportedly broke out between mother and daughter, and Muthulakshmi stayed overnight.

Police suspect that at around 1:30 pm on Monday, Shwetha and Kenneth allegedly murdered Muthulakshmi. They reportedly planned to move her body to Kenneth's rented residence in the HAL area but abandoned the plan fearing detection. Supriya is believed to have been stabbed shortly after arriving at the apartment, while Somasundar was attacked and killed moments later, according to investigators.

What Shwetha Told Investigators

During questioning, Shwetha reportedly told investigators she killed her mother because she had felt treated 'like a prisoner' for years. She allegedly claimed Muthulakshmi had been extremely strict with her from school through college, denying her personal freedom. Shwetha also reportedly attempted to take sole responsibility for all three murders, insisting Kenneth had no role in the crime.

However, police say they suspect both accused were involved in the killings, citing evidence from the crime scene and the nature of injuries sustained by the victims. Shwetha has been remanded to 14 days of judicial custody as the investigation continues.

Investigation and What Comes Next

A special investigation team has been constituted to examine the case from multiple angles — including the motive, the relationship between the accused, financial transactions, and forensic and circumstantial evidence. Investigators later traced the pair to Kenneth's rented house in Gururaja Layout in the HAL area, where they are suspected of cleaning bloodstains before fleeing on a motorcycle.

With Kenneth now in custody, police are expected to seek his remand for custodial interrogation — a step that could clarify the sequence of events and the extent of his alleged involvement. The case has drawn sharp attention to the circumstances that may have preceded the violence, including the reported years-long tension between Shwetha and her family.