Bengaluru: In a shocking incident, a married woman committed suicide minutes after her lover, an advocate, was reportedly shot dead by one of the family members of her husband near Acharya College in Soladevanahalli police limits on Friday.

The police have identified the deceased as Shruthi Gowda (33), a panchayat development officer at Gollarhalli gram panchayat in Nelamangala taluk, Amit Keshavamurthy (35), the son of an advocate in Nelamangala.

According to police sources, Shruthi Gowda rushed profusely bleeding Amit Keshavamurthy to Sapthagiri Hospital, where the doctors declared him brought dead. She then committed suicide by hanging herself at a lodge on Hesaraghatta Road.

Shruthi’s husband Rajesh, a realtor and a GP member, and her father-in-law have surrendered to the Soladevanahalli police along with the licensed revolver used in the crime. The police are yet to ascertain who pulled the trigger. Amit Keshavmurthy, a resident of MEI Layout in Bagalgunte, was married and had a son. He studied law at London and returned to the city only eight months ago, police said.

Amit was practicing law under his father Gopalkrishna. It was alleged that he was having an affair with Shruthi.

According to the police, the duo had gone on an outing to Hesaraghatta after Amit met Shruthi at her workplace. She drove Amit in her husband’s Maruti Swift, to Hesaraghatta at around 3 pm. Rajesh had doubted his wife’s fidelity and had fitted a GPS device to the car.

The lovers had parked their car at an isolated place near Acharya College. They were shocked to see Shruthi’s husband and father-in-law. Soon there was a scuffle and two shots were fired at Amit. Shruthi drove a profusely bleeding Amit to Sapthagiri Hospital.

The police said Shruthi, who was taken by surprise at the turn of the events, rushed Amith to a hospital and left the premises in a hurry. The doctors who examined Amith found him dead and alerted the Peenya police. An hour later, Rajesh and Gopalakrishna went to Soladevanahalli police station narrated the entire incident and surrendered.

The police began searching for Shruthi by tracking the GPS device. They found her car parked near a lodge in Hessarghatta. The police said they found her lying dead on the bed in a room.

The Soladevanahalli police, who had detained Rajesh and Gopalkrishna, have taken up a case of murder and suicide.