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Woman found murdered CRIME NOTES

Staff Reporter

BANGALORE: A 63-year-old woman, who worked as a marriage broker, was found murdered on Anjaneya Temple Street near Ulsoor Gate police station on Saturday.

According to the police, Chandramma was staying alone in a flat on the first floor of a three-storeyed building. The owner of the building was staying next to her flat.

The police said that on Saturday Chandramma went to the house of a neighbour and showed the new sari that she had purchased.

A person came to her flat soon after she returned from neighbour’s house.

On Sunday, a maid saw the front door of Chandramma’s flat open. She went inside and found Chandramma lying on the floor in a pool of blood.

The police said Chandramma’s throat had been slit using a knife. They said cash and ornaments kept in a locker were missing.

Assistant Commissioner of Police (Ulsoor Gate) S.R. Vijay Kumar said, “This looks to be murder for gain.” He said that the accused might have entered the flat seeking Chandramma’s assistance in finding a bride.

The police said Chandramma had lost her husband in 1996. All her five daughters were married and one of them stayed near Chandramma’s house.

The police are looking into the involvement of a gang that had looted valuables in a similar way in Seshadripuram and Vijayanagar recently.

Burns

Bahadur Singh, a 20-year-old security guard, was electrocuted when he came in contact with a high tension electricity line in the industrial area in Rajajinagar 4th Main on Sunday.

According to the police, Bahadur was playing cricket with other residents of the area. He climbed up the roof of a private industrial unit to retrieve the ball that had fallen on it.

He suffered burns and fell on a generator before coming down to the ground. Bahadur has been admitted to Victoria Hospital, where his condition was stated to be critical.

Killed

A 32-year-old man, who works in a textile shop, was killed when the motorcycle he was riding was hit by a lorry near Briand Circle on Mysore Road on Saturday. According to the police, Imtiyaz Khan of Guddadahalli was returning from his shop in Tilak Nagar when the incident occurred. Khan was killed on the spot, the police said.

Arrested

The Central Crime Branch police have arrested three persons for their alleged involvement in a cricket betting racket.

The police found the accused in a house near N.S. Bhavan in Upparpet. The police have recovered Rs. 11,805 in cash, eight mobile phones and some documents related to betting.

Held

The Doddaballapur police have arrested Shivakumar (32) on the charge of polygamy and also cheating several women after promising them jobs in television serials.

The accused is alleged to have accepted Rs. 3.25 lakh in cash and promised to marry a woman from a village in Doddaballpur recently. Shivakumar has been remanded in judicial custody, the police said.

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