The police in Mandya of Karnataka Tuesday arrested a 28-year-old man for allegedly killing a girl he met on Fb, and burying her physique at a farm within the district.
The police mentioned Puneeth Gowda, a resident of Mandya district and an engineering graduate, killed Preethi Sundaresh Saturday throughout their first assembly close to Hassan in “a match of rage”.
They mentioned Sundaresh, a Hassan resident, was married and had two youngsters, and Gowda is unemployed, including that the 2 received in contact with one another on Fb two days earlier than they met in Hassan.
In response to the police, they launched a probe after Sundaresh was reported lacking by her household Saturday. The police closed in on Gowda after probing her Name Particulars Information (CDR) and Fb messages, which ultimately led to his arrest.
In response to a Mandya police officer, after exchanging messages on the social media platform, they each expressed a want to fulfill and have a bodily relationship. With out informing her household, Sundaresh went on an outing with Gowda in his automobile on Saturday, the officer added.
After spending some non-public moments close to Hassan, they received right into a heated argument, and Gowda struck Sudaresh, leading to her loss of life. Later, Gowda transported her physique in his automobile and buried it on his farm close to the Kattaraghatta forest in KR Pet, mentioned a police officer.
“Puneeth claims that Preethi provided him cash to proceed to have a bodily relationship with him. However Puneeth expressed disinterest, and a combat broke out over the problem,” a police officer mentioned.
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On Wednesday, the Mandya police took Gowda again to the placement the place he had allegedly buried the physique.