Police suspect that a housewife found murdered in VV Puram late evening yesterday may have been the victim of someone who was known to her.
Police suspect that a housewife found murdered in VV Puram late evening yesterday may have been the victim of someone who was known to her.
Komalamma, the 55-year-old wife of Venkatesh, was found with her throat slit in their Rama Iyengar Road house in VV Puram around 8.45 last night.
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He reached home early to check and found his wife lying in a pool of blood, flowers lying scattered all around her from the garlands she was making for pooja. Venkatesh fainted, and came to his sense only when a neighbour chanced upon the scene.
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The vicitm Komalamma |
Mysterious call
VV Puram Central police station has registered a case and has already started investigation. joint commissioner of police (crime) Alok Kumar too had visited the spot to lead the proceedings.
DCP (Crime) SN Siddaramappa said, "The murder happened between 7 and 8 pm. Her mobile phone records show that she had received a call around 7 pm, and we are investigating that lead. We suspect that not more than two people are involved in this."
According to Venkatesh, gold ornaments including mangalsutra, two chains, rings and bangles worth nearly 2 lakhs that Kaomalamma wore was missing, although there was no sign of attempts to steal other valuables from the house.
However, according to a neighbour who didn't want to reveal his name, Venkatesh used to sell seconds liquor at home, and one of his 'customers' could have been behind the crime.
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