BENGALURU 26 JULY

City police have formed three teams to nab a Bhopal native who murdered a 24-year-old woman at a paying guest accommodation in Koramangala on Tuesday night.

After stabbing Bihar native Kruthi Kumari, Abhishek turned off his mobile phone and fled. The police teams have been dispatched to Bhopal and other parts of Madhya Pradesh, City Police Commissioner B Dayananda said on Friday.  

Investigations revealed that Abhishek was in a relationship with Kumari’s friend and colleague, whose name has been withheld by police. Abhishek was a frequent visitor to the PG accommodation and travelled often from Bhopal to Bengaluru to see his girlfriend. However, the relationship deteriorated, and Kumari and her friends cut off all ties with Abhishek.

Kumari helped her friend move to a new PG accommodation and avoided Abhishek’s calls. Upset by this, Abhishek visited the PG facility where Kumari was staying and stabbed her.

Police reviewed the CCTV footage of the murder at VR Layout. When Kumari was attacked, the hostel inmates were scared and out of their wits as to how to save the victim, police said. 

The footage showed Abhishek walking towards Kumari’s room with a plastic bag in his hand. He entered the room and, minutes later, dragged Kumari out as she tried to escape his grip. He pulled her by the neck and repeatedly stabbed her. Kumari fell to the ground, and Abhishek ensured she was dead before fleeing the scene. The hostel inmates then opened their doors and made frantic calls as Kumari bled to death. -Salar News