Man Kills Live-In Partner With Cable Wire, Stages It As Suicide In Bengaluru

Bengaluru: A 29-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly killing his live-in partner in Bengaluru and staging it as a suicide case. As per reports, the murder took place following a dispute over marriage.

The victim has been identified as 23-year-old woman named Ranjitha, who was living with the accused, Ayyappa, for two months in a rented house near Kodathi. The accused works at a dry fruits shop.

It is alleged that during an argument, Ayyappa strangled Ranjitha with a cable wire. After committing the crime, the man tried to stage the murder as a suicide and told the woman's family and police that the woman died by hanging herself. He positioned her body to make it appear that the woman hung herself from a fan at the house.

The woman's mother, who was aware that the man used to physically and mentally harass her daughter, refused to believe him. She filed a complaint with the police, who after collecting adequate evidence arrested the man.

Police have stated that the accused had separated from his wife, following which he met Ranjitha and got into a relationship with her. He had promised to marry her after divorcing her wife.

As per reports, the man also used to abuse Ranjitha with caste-based slurs.

Further investigation into the matter is ongoing.

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