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| Lokesh Chandra Das |
Police said on April 16, Lokesh went to a mall and bought a double-door fridge. It was delivered on April 17. When his wife asked about it, he said it was to keep ayurvedic medicines and preparations. Lokesh then allegedly stuffed the body in the refrigerator after failing to hack it into pieces.
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Pati, patni, woh stayed together
Techie-turned-yoga-instructor confesses to the murder of his Israeli girlfriend, but the police are not ready to buy his story that his wife knew nothing about it even though the body was lying in a freezer for more than a fortnight.City-based techie Lokesh Chandra Das confessed to the cops that he had killed his Israeli girlfriend, Tamer Farha Abraham, in a fit of rage. Here is the detailed account of him falling in love with Farha, cheating his wife, making his wife and girlfriend stay under the same roof, and ultimately, him murdering Farha, and trying to cover it up
Lokesh meets Farha
It all started in September 2007, at a yoga camp in Rishikesh. Lokesh Chandra Das, then a 27-year-old, had gone to the camp to learn Yoga Dhanya Kriya. For three months he was there, during which he met Tamer Farha Abraham, who was born of a Swedish father and an Israeli mother. Farha, then 23, had come to the camp with her mother, Pooth, who had been separated from her husband, Harry, for quite some time. Lokesh fell in love with Farha and after her mother left for Israel, they shared the same room at the camp. After the camp came to an end, Farha went to Thailand to attend another yoga camp and Lokesh returned to Bangalore.
Wedding with Jyothi
Prior to his fling with Tamer, Lokesh was in love with a techie, Jyothi Vydyanathan, with whom he had worked in Mangalore. Immediately after returning from Rishikesh, Lokesh tied the knot with Jyothi in December 2007. He never told his wife about his fling with Farha at the camp. As he knew that Farha had gone from Rishikesh to Thailand for another yoga camp, he obtained a Thai visa and fetched up there. From January to April 2008, the two stayed in a rented house in Thailand. Lokesh did not tell Farha about his marriage to Jyothi.
Lokesh then returned to the city. Farha told him that she would follow him after attending another yoga camp. When Farha’s mother came to know about their affair, she objected to it and asked her daughter not to visit Lokesh in India. But Farha kept in touch with him over e-mail and phone. And once again, Lokesh did not tell Jyothi anything about his relation with Farha.
Farha comes to city
Finally, in February 2009, Farha came to Bangalore. Lokesh initially set her up in a paying guest (PG) accommodation at Koramangala and enrolled her for a month’s yoga course at Vivekananda Yoga Anushtana Kendra’s Prashanthi Kuteera. The two met regularly, with Jyothi still kept in the dark. Farha stayed as PG till August, and went back to Israel as her visa her expired.
Lokesh meets Farha
It all started in September 2007, at a yoga camp in Rishikesh. Lokesh Chandra Das, then a 27-year-old, had gone to the camp to learn Yoga Dhanya Kriya. For three months he was there, during which he met Tamer Farha Abraham, who was born of a Swedish father and an Israeli mother. Farha, then 23, had come to the camp with her mother, Pooth, who had been separated from her husband, Harry, for quite some time. Lokesh fell in love with Farha and after her mother left for Israel, they shared the same room at the camp. After the camp came to an end, Farha went to Thailand to attend another yoga camp and Lokesh returned to Bangalore.
Wedding with Jyothi
Prior to his fling with Tamer, Lokesh was in love with a techie, Jyothi Vydyanathan, with whom he had worked in Mangalore. Immediately after returning from Rishikesh, Lokesh tied the knot with Jyothi in December 2007. He never told his wife about his fling with Farha at the camp. As he knew that Farha had gone from Rishikesh to Thailand for another yoga camp, he obtained a Thai visa and fetched up there. From January to April 2008, the two stayed in a rented house in Thailand. Lokesh did not tell Farha about his marriage to Jyothi.
Lokesh then returned to the city. Farha told him that she would follow him after attending another yoga camp. When Farha’s mother came to know about their affair, she objected to it and asked her daughter not to visit Lokesh in India. But Farha kept in touch with him over e-mail and phone. And once again, Lokesh did not tell Jyothi anything about his relation with Farha.
Farha comes to city
Finally, in February 2009, Farha came to Bangalore. Lokesh initially set her up in a paying guest (PG) accommodation at Koramangala and enrolled her for a month’s yoga course at Vivekananda Yoga Anushtana Kendra’s Prashanthi Kuteera. The two met regularly, with Jyothi still kept in the dark. Farha stayed as PG till August, and went back to Israel as her visa her expired.
Jyothi welcomes Farha
Meanwhile, Jyothi gave birth to a baby girl in 2008. After Farha had gone back to Israel, Lokesh told his wife about her, mentioning her “as a good friend” he met at a yoga camp. He also revealed his marital status to Farha, telling her that the marriage had been forced on him.
He convinced both women to become friends. Farha and Jyothi started keeping in touch through emails. And when Farha came to Bangalore again on March 15 this year, Jyothi, who was then carrying a second time, accompanied Lokesh to the airport to welcome her. Farha moved in with the family at Mantri Tranquil Apartments on Kanakapura Road. Her friendship with Jyothi grew, and she even helped Jyothi deliver her second baby at home. She had the experience of working as mid-wife in Israel.
Farha attacks Jyothi
All went fine tiil Farha’s obsession for Lokesh got the better of her. On April 15, when Lokesh was busy practicing yoga in his room, she had a fight with Jyothi. She poured steaming hot water on Jyothi and her baby. Hearing Jyothi’s scream and Lokesh came out of the room.
The fatal blow
On seeing his wife and son attacked, Lokesh lost his temper. He pushed his Jyothi and their son into the bedroom and locked it from outside. Then, he confronted Farha. It led to a verbal duel and fisticuffs followed. Farha said she wanted Lokesh only for herself, and the latter refused to desert his family. Lokesh in his rage picked up a PVC pipe and struck Farha repeatedly on head and neck. Farha collapsed inside a bathroom.
The cover-up
Checking Farha’s pulse, Lokesh relaised that she was dead. He dragged her body to his yoga sadhana room and dumped it in an inflated baby pool filled with water. He then locked the room. Two days later, the body started rotting. Lokesh went to a Metro-Cash & Carry shop on Kanakapura Raod and bought a freezer to store the body. He told his wife that he needed the freezer to store ayurvedic drugs. He kept the freezer in the yoga room and stuffed the body inside it. After two to three days, he pulled out the body from the freezer and tried to chop it into pieces for easy disposal, but did not succeed.
The surrender
Despite the body being in the freezer, it decomposed and started smelling. When Jyothi asked about the smell, Lokesh admitted to killing Farha and stuffing her body in it. A scared Jyothi told her mother, Bhubaneshwari, all about it. Other family members were also consulted. All agreed that it would be best for Lokesh to surrender to the police. On Wednesday, Bhubaneshwari herself went to the police commissioner’s office on Infantry Road and briefed an officer about the issue. The police commissioner’s office informed the Talghatpura police station and a team was sent to Lokesh’s home to arrest him. The cops also carried away the frozen body and the murder weapon – the PVC pipe.
Sex toys in the cupboard
Police investigating the murder of Farha found an assortment of sex toys and vibrators in the cupboard of the room she had been staying in. Police sources said Farha might have used them regularly during her stay in Lokesh’s house.
Meanwhile, Jyothi gave birth to a baby girl in 2008. After Farha had gone back to Israel, Lokesh told his wife about her, mentioning her “as a good friend” he met at a yoga camp. He also revealed his marital status to Farha, telling her that the marriage had been forced on him.
He convinced both women to become friends. Farha and Jyothi started keeping in touch through emails. And when Farha came to Bangalore again on March 15 this year, Jyothi, who was then carrying a second time, accompanied Lokesh to the airport to welcome her. Farha moved in with the family at Mantri Tranquil Apartments on Kanakapura Road. Her friendship with Jyothi grew, and she even helped Jyothi deliver her second baby at home. She had the experience of working as mid-wife in Israel.
Farha attacks Jyothi
All went fine tiil Farha’s obsession for Lokesh got the better of her. On April 15, when Lokesh was busy practicing yoga in his room, she had a fight with Jyothi. She poured steaming hot water on Jyothi and her baby. Hearing Jyothi’s scream and Lokesh came out of the room.
The fatal blow
On seeing his wife and son attacked, Lokesh lost his temper. He pushed his Jyothi and their son into the bedroom and locked it from outside. Then, he confronted Farha. It led to a verbal duel and fisticuffs followed. Farha said she wanted Lokesh only for herself, and the latter refused to desert his family. Lokesh in his rage picked up a PVC pipe and struck Farha repeatedly on head and neck. Farha collapsed inside a bathroom.
The cover-up
Checking Farha’s pulse, Lokesh relaised that she was dead. He dragged her body to his yoga sadhana room and dumped it in an inflated baby pool filled with water. He then locked the room. Two days later, the body started rotting. Lokesh went to a Metro-Cash & Carry shop on Kanakapura Raod and bought a freezer to store the body. He told his wife that he needed the freezer to store ayurvedic drugs. He kept the freezer in the yoga room and stuffed the body inside it. After two to three days, he pulled out the body from the freezer and tried to chop it into pieces for easy disposal, but did not succeed.
The surrender
Despite the body being in the freezer, it decomposed and started smelling. When Jyothi asked about the smell, Lokesh admitted to killing Farha and stuffing her body in it. A scared Jyothi told her mother, Bhubaneshwari, all about it. Other family members were also consulted. All agreed that it would be best for Lokesh to surrender to the police. On Wednesday, Bhubaneshwari herself went to the police commissioner’s office on Infantry Road and briefed an officer about the issue. The police commissioner’s office informed the Talghatpura police station and a team was sent to Lokesh’s home to arrest him. The cops also carried away the frozen body and the murder weapon – the PVC pipe.
Sex toys in the cupboard
Police investigating the murder of Farha found an assortment of sex toys and vibrators in the cupboard of the room she had been staying in. Police sources said Farha might have used them regularly during her stay in Lokesh’s house.
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