A 70-year-old retired Indian Air Force officer was found strangled in his house at Smilee Greens Estate Club on Huskur Road in Hebbagodi of Anekal taluk on Monday.
The deceased, Parvez Khokhar, was an Air Commodore with the Aircraft and Systems Testing Establishment (ASTE) and was the chief test pilot for Light Combat Aircraft. On Sunday night, he had retired to his room early, while his wife Pramila Khokhar went to bed later in a separate room.
Ms. Khokhar realised on waking up the next morning that her bedroom was locked from outside and tried screaming out to her husband to open the door. When there was no response, she called one of their neighbours for help. The neighbour entered after forcing the balcony door open.
The two then went to Mr. Khokhar’s room and found him strangulated with a piece of cloth and lying dead on his bed, with his limbs tied up. Police also suspect that he was smothered.
