Bengaluru police arrested a 24-year-old man for murdering his live-in associate and staged it as a suicide to evade arrest, officers stated on Friday.
In accordance with police, the person murdered his associate, three years elder than him, after she insisted on getting married.
The accused in custody, Prashant, is a resident of Singasandra and was working at a warehouse of an e-commerce firm. The sufferer, Sunita, 27, was residing with him for the previous three years, stated police.
Sunita hails from Andhra Pradesh and is married.
Nonetheless, three years in the past she separated from her husband and got here to Bengaluru. “She initially lived with an acquaintance and even began figuring out herself as Deepu,” stated a police officer.
Prashant, who was residing in the identical neighbourhood as she, turned shut and ultimately, they determined to maneuver in collectively. “Once they moved in, she wished to get married, however Prashant informed her to attend till his sister will get married. She agreed to stay with him,” stated police.
Nonetheless, just lately, Sunita raised issues over the delay in getting married and the couple used to get into arguments over the identical, police added.
On December 6, he attacked her and later strangled her to loss of life. He then hung the physique from the ceiling fan. The following day, he knowledgeable a hospital concerning the suicide, based on police.
Nonetheless, when the hospital workers investigated the physique, they discovered damage marks on her neck and knowledgeable the police.
“Primarily based on the cellular quantity utilized by the lady, the mother and father have been traced and known as to the hospital. He noticed the useless physique and recognized it as his daughter Sunita. Later, a autopsy examination was carried out, and the useless physique was handed over to the relations,” stated police.