Madikeri: What was originally a murder for business rivalry turned into a passion crime where a woman instructed her lover to kill her husband. The woman and her lover meticulously planned the murder and she gave complete details of her husband’s daily routine so that the murder motive will look like business rivalry. Thanks to speedy investigation by the Police, the woman, her paramour and another accomplice are behind bars now.
The accused have been identified as 26-year-old Kalachanda Shanthi Poovaiah, a resident of Iggodlu village at Madapura in Kodagu district, her lover 40-year-old Mandepanda Rajesh alias Aiyappa, a resident of Chambebellur in Virajpet taluk and his relative 44-year-old Mandepanda Ashok alias Devaiah.
