The Central Crime Department (CCB) of the Bengaluru police has filed a chargesheet towards the spouse of former Karnataka director-general of police Om Prakash, 68, within the case associated to his homicide in Bengaluru on April 20, 2025.
The CCB has named Pallavi Prakash, 65, as the only accused within the brutal homicide of her husband at their residence in Southeast Bengaluru’s HSR Format, alleged to have been triggered by a property dispute throughout the household.
Whereas the chargesheet was filed final month, the case was dedicated for trial not too long ago, and the hearings earlier than a trial commenced on August 2.
Although the FIR registered on a grievance filed by Karthikesh Prakash, 40, the son of the murdered police officer, additionally named his sister Kriti Prakash, 31, as being concerned within the homicide on account of her presence on the home on the time of the crime, the CCB has not named her as an accused in its chargesheet.
No clear chit but for Om Prakash’s daughterA CCB official said that the police officer’s daughter, who had psychological sickness previously, had not been given a clear chit but for the reason that chargesheet has a provision for additional investigations. “She (daughter) has not been given a clear chit; the investigation continues to be open,” Bengaluru police sources stated.
Om Prakash’s spouse and the daughter had been affected by despair and steadily fought with the retired police officer, his son said in his grievance, on the idea of which the FIR was registered in April.
Karthikesh Prakash additional said in his grievance that his father had moved out of his residence as a result of frequent fights and threats from his spouse Pallavi Prakash, and that his sister Kriti Prakash had satisfied him to return residence earlier than the homicide.
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The retired police officer was discovered mendacity in a pool of blood with a number of stab wounds on his physique on the home in HSR Format. Karthikesh Prakash expressed suspicion in his grievance that his mom and sister may need murdered his father. The postmortem report within the case confirmed that as many as 34 accidents had been inflicted on the sufferer with almost 4-5 incision wounds behind the pinnacle portion, again, and neck.
The investigations discovered that on the morning of the homicide, the spouse and the daughter of the retired police officer fought with him at round 10.30 am over the distribution of his properties. Their name element information confirmed they had been current on the home on that day forward of the invention of the homicide at 4.30 pm.
Pallavi poured Harpic into Om Prakash’s ears
The police have additionally discovered that 10 days previous to the homicide, Pallavi Prakash had poured the cleansing liquid Harpic into the ears of the retired police officer whereas he was sleeping. An alarmed Om Prakash then moved to his sister’s home, the police discovered.
Karthikesh Prakash additionally instructed the police in an announcement that his mom had assaulted his father 4 years in the past with a cooking vessel, inflicting bleeding accidents. The household was reportedly in a dispute over the sharing of the retired police officer’s property, together with his spouse and his daughter being against the preferential remedy for the son.
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In Could this yr, the CCB summoned the police officer’s daughter, Kriti Prakash, thrice however she didn’t seem for questioning by indicating emotional and psychological points. She additionally approached courtroom for anticipatory bail on the time however her plea was rejected.
Om Prakash’s daughter alleges neglect
Kriti Prakash has argued that she was on the third ground of the home when the homicide occurred and that she was not concerned within the crime in any manner. She allegedly confronted neglect and abuse by the hands of her father and brother previously.
One of many causes for suspicion towards her, nonetheless, was a cell phone name made to the police officer’s telephone at 4.29.44 pm, resulting in a two-minute dialog simply earlier than the homicide. The police additionally discovered screenshots of property conversations between the retired police officer and his son on Kriti Prakash’s cell phone.
A local of Bihar, Prakash was a 1981-cadre IPS officer who began his profession as further superintendent of police of Ballari district. Aside from serving in varied districts as superintendent of police, he was with the Lokayukta police and served as DGP of the Prison Investigation Division earlier than changing into director-general & inspector-general of police (DG & IGP) in 2015. He retired in 2017.