A middle-aged lady was discovered lifeless at her residence in Bengaluru Central on Monday afternoon, the police stated, including that she appeared to have been murdered as a part of a theft bid. Money price Rs 2 lakh, a cellphone, and gold have been reported lacking from the home.
The Cottonpet police have registered a case of homicide, and an investigation is underway. The post-mortem report is awaited.
The deceased has been recognized as Latha Prakash, 40, a resident of Durga Street within the Cottonpet space. A local of Bidar in Karnataka, she was dwelling alone on the time of the incident. Her physique had seen marks of strangulation, officers stated.
In line with the police, Latha’s husband, Prakash, reached the home round 2 pm on Monday and located her unresponsive within the kitchen. An officer stated the principle door of the residence was intact, which indicated {that a} identified particular person might have walked into the home and dedicated the homicide.
The household was reportedly making ready for his or her daughter’s wedding ceremony. She works at a personal agency.
S Girish, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Bengaluru West, stated Rs 2 lakh in money, a cell phone, and a gold chain weighing 150 grams have been reported lacking.
The police stated Latha’s husband can also be a local of Bidar, however the couple settled in Bengaluru practically a decade in the past. Prakash runs an attire retailer in Upparpete. Moreover the daughter, they’ve a son who’s in school 10.
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“The assassin seems to have monitored the actions of others within the household earlier than getting into the home and killing her to pay money for the ornaments,” an officer related to the investigation stated.