Bengaluru, 30 June

A day after the body of a 40-year-old woman was found dumped in a garbage truck, her live-in partner was arrested for her murder.

On Sunday, locals discovered Asha’s body stuffed in a sack in the truck and alerted the Chennammanakere Achukattu police station.

Asha and her live-in partner, 33-year-old Mohammed Shamshuddin lived in a rented house in Hulimavu and were employed as housekeeping staff at a private company. Though the duo had been living together for a few months and introduced themselves as "husband and wife," no documentation proving it has been found.

On the fateful day, Asha returned home in an inebriated state, leading to a heated argument between the couple. After the altercation turned physical, Shamshuddin allegedly suffocated her to death and carried her body for over 20kms in his bike to dump it.

He was arrested based on CCTV footage from the area, in which he is seen dumping the sack in the truck before fleeing the scene. Subsequently, the accused was taken into custody, and a case of murder and destruction of evidence have been registered.