Bengaluru man waits for estranged wife's lover to come out of airport, stabs him to death

A chilling photo is doing rounds on social media, which features a man lying in a pool of blood at a Bengaluru airport.

An airport employee’s throat was slashed by a man whose wife was allegedly cheating on him with the airport staffer. The incident took place at Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport on Thursday (Aug 29).

The accused was waiting at the airport for the staffer to come out, as soon as he came out, he took out his machete and slashed the man’s throat. The worker is identified as Ramakrishna and the accused name is Ramesh, as per one report in PTI.

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"A person, identified as Ramakrishna (45), working at Kempegowda International Airport was stabbed to death by one Ramesh on suspicion of having an illicit relationship. Ramakrishna was working as a trolley puller at the airport. Ramesh arrived at the airport in a BMTC bus and had a fight with Ramakrishna. Then he took out a knife and stabbed him. Ramakrishna died of severe bleeding," the Airport Police said.

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The graphic image of the blood-soaked body is being widely circulated on social media. WION has decided not to share such a graphic image as it might be disturbing to some people.

The police informed that Ramesh tried to flee from the scene after stabbing Ramakrishna, but was quickly apprehended by CISF officials present at the airport, reports PTI.

As per reports, in 2022, the accused (Ramesh) and his wife had separated due to the woman’s illicit relationship with the man (Ramakrishna) who was murdered today. Ramakrishna used to work as a trolley operator at the Bengaluru airport.

The accused made several attempts to kill him earlier as well.

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Reports said the accused hid the murder weapon inside a backpack and went to the airport in a bus. After reaching the airport, he waited for the trolley operator to come out and then stabbed him.

The accused has been arrested. The police said they are investigating the matter.

(With inputs from agencies)