Kamal Ghorui
BENGALURU: City police have arrested a 32-year-old man from Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, for allegedly assisting software engineer Balamurugan in the murder of his wife by tracking and sharing her live location.Abhimanyu Singh, who worked as an assistant with a gold merchant, was taken into custody for his role in the conspiracy, police said.
Abhimanyu’s arrest has been linked to the murder of Bhuvaneshwari, a bank employee, who was shot dead in Dec 2025 within the limits of Magadi Road police station. Her husband, Balamurugan, was earlier arrested for orchestrating and executing the killing. Investigators said Balamurugan had planned the murder for several months and had even kept a knife as a backup in case the shooting plan failed.Police said Balamurugan had initially hired a Tamil Nadu-based burglar, Moulesh Kumar, to shoot his wife. However, as Moulesh kept postponing the execution, Balamurugan eventually carried out the murder himself. Moulesh was later arrested by Tamil Nadu police in connection with a house burglary, during which one of the country-made pistols allegedly procured by Balamurugan was recovered.During the investigation, police identified Abhimanyu as a key facilitator. “Abhimanyu Singh would come to Bengaluru and stay with Balamurugan. Pretending to attend a gym located opposite Bhuvaneshwari’s bank every morning, Abhimanyu followed her movements whenever he was in the city,” a police officer said. “On the day of the murder, Abhimanyu shared Bhuvaneshwari’s live location with Balamurugan, enabling him to track her movements.“Police also alleged that Abhimanyu had accompanied Moulesh to Bihar to procure the two country-made pistols. Two other associates of Moulesh — Surya and Rahul — have also been identified for their alleged roles in the murder plot.Both are currently lodged in prisons in Tamil Nadu, and city police said steps are being taken to bring them to Bengaluru for further questioning. Investigators maintained that the murder was the result of a meticulously planned conspiracy, with multiple accomplices aiding Balamurugan at different stages.
