Bengaluru: A 46-year-old private car driver was found dead under suspicious circumstances at his home in Laggere Saturday night, with his family alleging that his wife may have been involved in his death.The deceased, Naveen Kumar, a resident of Laggere in north Bengaluru, was a native of Hassan. He was married to Kavitha, and the couple have a child.According to Kavitha, her husband was an alcoholic and often returned home drunk after work. He would frequently pick fights with her, suspecting her over everything she did.Around 8.30pm Saturday, Kavitha alleged Naveen assaulted her, following which she retaliated and left home with their child.When she returned after some time, she found the door locked from inside. With the help of neighbours, she forced open the door and found Naveen hanging. They rushed him to a nearby hospital, where doctors declared him brought dead.Nandini Layout police were alerted about his death. Naveen had suffered injuries on his head. His brother, after rushing to the house, accused Kavitha of assaulting and killing him. He told police that when his mother called Naveen, he had informed her about the assault by Kavitha.Police have registered a case of suspicious death. Kavitha told police that Naveen fell to the floor and hit his head while she was untying the noose, sustaining injuries. She also told police that she had not assaulted him with any object.Police are waiting for the postmortem report to ascertain the cause of death
