Sunil Lohan
A 22-year-old BSc student was allegedly murdered by her lover at a rented house in Bengaluru’s Tulasinagar area under the Byadarahalli police limits,police said.
The deceased has been identified as Bhavani S. (22),who was pursuing her BSc.degree and residing in a rented accommodation near Orchids School, Tulasinagar, while also working at a mobile phone shop in Tigalarapalya.
According to a complaint filed by her father,Srinivas,the family was informed on the morning of June 13 after relatives noticed photographs of Bhavani with a young man circulating on social media.
Repeated attempts to contact her over phone went unanswered,prompting the family to alert the house owner and neighbours.
When locals checked the residence, the door was locked from inside and there was no response.Suspecting something was wrong,they informed police.
By the time Bhavani’s family reached Bengaluru from their native place,neighbours and police had forced open the door and entered the house.
Inside, Bhavani was found dead on the floor,while a man identified as Chandrashekar alias Chandan was found unconscious but breathing.
A strong smell of a suspected poisonous substance was reportedly emanating from the room and from the bodies.Chandrashekar was shifted to a hospital for treatment.
In his complaint,Srinivas alleged that Chandrashekar had been in a relationship with his daughter for some time.
The family had recently begun searching for a groom and making arrangements for her marriage.
According to the complaint,Chandrashekar had objected to the proposal and had allegedly threatened Bhavani against marrying another person.
The complainant alleged that Chandrashekar came to Bhavani’s residence on June 13 with the intention of killing her,strangled her to death,and later attempted to destroy evidence and end his own life by consuming or applying a poisonous substance.
Based on the complaint,police have registered a case against Chandrashekar on charges of murder and are continuing their investigation.
Authorities are awaiting medical and forensic reports to ascertain the exact sequence of events.
