A 24-year-old man was allegedly beaten to death by his employer after being caught with the latter’s 19-year-old daughter at their residence in Bengaluru’s Yelahanka, Karnataka.

The accused, identified as Anandraj (45), has been arrested by the police in connection with the murder.

The deceased, Kiran, had been working at Anandraj’s cart-manufacturing unit for the past few years.

According to the preliminary investigation, Kiran was reportedly in a relationship with Anandraj’s elder daughter, who was pursuing her pre-university studies in Mysuru and had returned home for the holidays.




The incident reportedly took place on Tuesday, November 3, when Anandraj and his wife left home, telling their daughter that they were travelling to Tamil Nadu. However, the couple returned within a few hours and allegedly found Kiran and their daughter together inside a room.

Enraged by what he discovered, Anandraj allegedly sent his daughter with her mother to a relative’s house in Chikkaballapur.

He then reportedly confined Kiran inside the house and brutally assaulted him with a cricket bat and an iron pipe.

Kiran sustained multiple serious injuries to his hands, legs and abdomen before collapsing.

The accused subsequently took him to a nearby hospital in an autorickshaw, where doctors declared him brought dead.




Police have arrested Anandraj and registered a murder case against him. A senior police officer indicated that preliminary findings suggested the killing was intentional.

Meanwhile, Kiran’s family has alleged that the murder may have been premeditated.

His cousin reportedly claimed that Anandraj had deliberately sent Kiran’s brother to Uttar Pradesh on a delivery assignment earlier in the week so that he would be away during the incident. This allegation is being examined as part of the investigation.

Whatever the circumstances surrounding the relationship, taking someone’s life is never justified. Disagreements and opposition to relationships cannot be an excuse for brutal violence.