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K'taka man murders lover with chemical powder, blames 'mobile blast'

When the accused was asked about the alleged exploded mobile phone, he claimed that he threw it out of the window.

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Mysuru, 25 Aug

A 20-year-old married woman was allegedly killed by a man who was in a relationship with her, allegedly by stuffing some chemical powder into her mouth after a heated argument, police said on Monday.

The incident occurred on Saturday at a lodge in Bherya village of Saligrama taluk in Karnataka's Mysuru, officials said, adding the woman died following consumption of the chemical.

The accused, Siddaraju, was arrested and had earlier tried to portray the cause of her death as a "mobile blast" to mislead the investigators, said cops.

According to police, the victim, Darshitha, a resident of Gerasanahalli village in Hunsur taluk, was married to a man from Kerala and was in a relationship with Siddaraju.

During their stay at the lodge, a heated argument broke out between her and Siddaraju, following which he killed her.

After killing her, he shouted saying that the mobile phone had exploded. However, when the staff came, there was no mobile phone in the room.

When the accused was asked about the alleged exploded mobile phone, he claimed that he threw it out of the window, a senior police officer said.

The staff searched for the mobile phone but could not find it and they became suspicious and called the police, he said.

Based on the investigation, the accused Siddaraju was arrested after he confessed to the crime, police said. A case has been registered at the Saligrama police station in this regard, police said.