Bengaluru police name wife of ex-Karnataka DGP Om Prakash in chargesheet for his murder | Bangalore News

While the chargesheet was filed last month, the case was committed for trial recently, and the hearings before a trial commenced on August 2.

Though the FIR registered on a complaint filed by Karthikesh Prakash, 40, the son of the murdered police officer, also named his sister Kriti Prakash, 31, as being involved in the murder on account of her presence at the house at the time of the crime, the CCB has not named her as an accused in its chargesheet.

No clean chit yet for Om Prakash’s daughterA CCB official stated that the police officer’s daughter, who had mental illness in the past, had not been given a clean chit yet since the chargesheet has a provision for further investigations. “She (daughter) has not been given a clean chit; the investigation is still open,” Bengaluru police sources said.

Om Prakash’s wife and the daughter were suffering from depression and frequently fought with the retired police officer, his son stated in his complaint, on the basis of which the FIR was registered in April.

Karthikesh Prakash further stated in his complaint that his father had moved out of his home due to the frequent fights and threats from his wife Pallavi Prakash, and that his sister Kriti Prakash had convinced him to return home before the murder.

The retired police officer was found lying in a pool of blood with multiple stab wounds on his body at the house in HSR Layout. Karthikesh Prakash expressed suspicion in his complaint that his mother and sister might have murdered his father. The postmortem report in the case showed that as many as 34 injuries had been inflicted on the victim with nearly 4-5 incision wounds behind the head portion, back, and neck.

The investigations found that on the morning of the murder, the wife and the daughter of the retired police officer fought with him at around 10.30 am over the distribution of his properties. Their call detail records showed they were present at the house on that day ahead of the discovery of the murder at 4.30 pm.

Pallavi poured Harpic into Om Prakash’s ears

The police have also found that 10 days prior to the murder, Pallavi Prakash had poured the cleaning liquid Harpic into the ears of the retired police officer while he was sleeping. An alarmed Om Prakash then moved to his sister’s house, the police found.

Karthikesh Prakash also told the police in a statement that his mother had assaulted his father four years ago with a cooking vessel, causing bleeding injuries. The family was reportedly in a dispute over the sharing of the retired police officer’s property, with his wife and his daughter being opposed to the preferential treatment for the son.

In May this year, the CCB summoned the police officer’s daughter, Kriti Prakash, thrice but she did not appear for questioning by indicating emotional and mental issues. She also approached court for anticipatory bail at the time but her plea was rejected.

Om Prakash’s daughter alleges neglect 

Kriti Prakash has argued that she was on the third floor of the house when the murder occurred and that she was not involved in the crime in any way. She allegedly faced neglect and abuse at the hands of her father and brother in the past.

One of the reasons for suspicion against her, however, was a mobile phone call made to the police officer’s phone at 4.29.44 pm, leading to a two-minute conversation just before the murder. The police also found screenshots of property conversations between the retired police officer and his son on Kriti Prakash’s mobile phone.

A native of Bihar, Prakash was a 1981-cadre IPS officer who started his career as additional superintendent of police of Ballari district. Apart from serving in various districts as superintendent of police, he was with the Lokayukta police and served as DGP of the Criminal Investigation Department before becoming director-general & inspector-general of police (DG & IGP) in 2015. He retired in 2017.