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Elderly woman murdered

Bangalore: A sixty-three-year-old woman was found murdered at her house near Ambedkar College in the Jnanabharathi police station limits here on Saturday morning. The police said the killers also made away with gold ornaments and other valuables.

According to the police, the victim, Kalyanamma was found smothered and her head smashed.

The murder is suspected to have taken place on Friday night.

The victim had lost her son in a road accident in 2008 and had recently received Rs. 8 lakh as compensation for the death.

“Kalyanamma had distributed Rs. 6 lakh among her children and deposited the remaining in a bank,” the police said. They might have committed the murder to loot the money, the police suspect.

Another murder

A woman was reportedly murdered by her husband at their house in Gollarahatti on Magadi Road, near Byadarahalli outpost on Saturday. The Tavarekere police identified the deceased as Meena, wife of Yogesh, who used to work in a private company. They said that Yogesh suspected Meena of infidelity and killed her. He has been detained for questioning.

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