Former Karnataka DGP Om Prakash was found murdered in Bengaluru's HSR Layout. The 1981-batch IPS officer reportedly died due to severe blood loss from a sharp weapon injury. Police say the motive remains unclear. His son has filed a complaint, and an FIR will be registered soon. Post-mortem is underway at St John's Hospital.
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00:00The shocking death of former Karnataka Director General of Police, Om Prakash, has sent shock
00:09waves through the state. He was found murdered at his residence in HSR Layout, Bengaluru,
00:15raising serious concerns about the circumstances surrounding the incident.
00:20Om Prakash, a respected 1981 batch IPS officer, officially died due to excessive blood loss.
00:28Prelimbary investigations suggest that a sharp weapon may have been used in the attack,
00:34resulting in fatal injuries.
00:44The body of the former DGB has been taken to St. John's Medical College Hospital,
00:49where a post-mortem examination is being conducted to determine the exact cause and nature of the injuries.
00:55Bengaluru Police confirmed that Om Prakash's son has filed an official complaint.
01:07Based on the details provided, a formal FIR will be registered, paving the way for further legal action.
01:13Additionally, CP Vikas Kumar stated that while no arrests have been made so far, early investigations
01:24indicate the matter could be internal.
01:27In the afternoon, around 4.00, 4.30, we got an information regarding this particular incident.
01:37The Haisala vehicle attended immediately.
01:41We came to know about this incident of death of our ex-DGNIGP, Sri Om Prakash.
01:49Currently, the son of Mr. Om Prakash, he has been contacted.
02:01He is giving a complaint against this particular incident.
02:05Once the complaint is given, FIR will be registered and further investigation of the case will be taken up.
02:11What is the motive of murder?
02:13See, immediately we cannot reach into the details and motive of the complete incident that has happened.
02:20So, once the case is registered, a detailed investigation will be taken up.
02:25Every single aspect that pertains to the background of this particular case will be investigated.
02:30And we will be able to know what exactly is the reason behind it.
02:33Any arrests related to this?
02:35Immediately, there are no arrests.
02:37So, it looks like from the initial information that is there, that things may be internal in nature.
02:49But we are still to...
02:50I mean, this bit are in...
02:51But still, we see, all these things will take time to be determined.
02:54But yes, every single aspect that will be ensured to be looked into and then only will be in a position to tell exactly what exactly happened.
03:03Which point of use it, sir?
03:04It seems that some sharp weapon has been used because there is a lot of blood loss because of which it seems that death has happened.
03:10Now, post-mortem is going on as tomorrow?
03:13So, once the FIR formalities are complete, so we will give the requisition for post-mortem.
03:18And once the post-mortem is complete, further formalities will be taken up.
03:22This points to possible personal or family-related tensions.
03:27Police teams have launched a thorough investigation to uncover the motive and identify the perpetrator.
03:34Forensic teams and detectives are working closely to piece together the sequence of events.