The Konanakunte police on Sunday arrested a 26-year-old woman and her mother for allegedly beating her husband to death and making the murder look like accidental death .
The accused, Shilpa, 26, was arrested after she took the dead body of her husband in an ambulance to his native place on the outskirts of Mandya, to cremate the body on Friday. The family members of the deceased noticed bruises and blood clots all over the body and informed the police.
Based on a complaint, the police sent the body for post-mortem and it confirmed that the death was due to assault and torture. Based on the report, Shilpa was picked up for questioning and after a detailed probe, she confessed that she along with her mother and relative, Balaji, assaulted Mahesh to death.
