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Elderly woman murdered

Staff Reporter

Police said the assailants had slit her throat when she was alone in the house

BANGALORE: An elderly woman was murdered and gold ornaments worth Rs. 1 lakh and cash were looted from her house in J.P. Nagar police station limits on Friday.

The police gave the name of the victim as Venkatamma (75), a resident of 1st Block, 6th Phase, J.P. Nagar.

Deputy Commissioner of Police (South) Alok Kumar told The Hindu that the assailants had slit Venkatamma's throat when she was alone in the house. Mr. Kumar said the murder was suspected to have taken place between 12.30 p.m. and 2 p.m. The incident came to light around 3 p.m. when Venkatamma's daughter-in-law returned home from work.

Though there was a shop on the ground floor of the building, its proprietor, a Muslim, had closed it from 12.30 p.m. to 2 p.m. as he had to offer Friday prayers, Mr. Kumar said. The police suspect that some one who had kept a watch on the house has committed the crime. The J.P.Nagar police have registered a case.

Seven labourers injured

Seven labourers were injured when a lorry rammed the bus by which they were travelling in Kengeri police station limits on Friday.

The police said that around 8 p.m. the lorry hit the bus near Hoysala Circle in Kengeri Satellite Town. The labourers, who were working at a construction site here, were on the way to Mandya when the accident occurred. The injured have been admitted to a private hospital in Kengeri Satellite Town, and the condition of one of them is said to be critical. The Bytarayanapura Traffic police have arrested the lorry driver Ramesh on charge of negligent driving.

Stabbed to death

A man allegedly stabbed his wife to death in Yeshwanthpur police station limits on Friday. The police gave the name of the victim as Nasarath Begum (27), a resident of 1st Stage, Gokula, off Mathikere. Following a domestic quarrel, Nasarath's husband Mohammed Faziullah stabbed her in the chest, killing her instantaneously, the police said. Nasarath had filed a case against her husband in the Family Court, seeking alimony, Deputy Commissioner of Police (North) P. Muniswamy said. The Yeshwanthpur police, who have registered a case, are on the lookout for the accused.

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