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Bengaluru : A 23-year-old woman working at a construction site was brutally stabbed to death in the Seshadripuram on Saturday evening.
The deceased, identified as Sharanamma, hailed from Vijayapura.
According to police, the incident occurred around 7.30 pm and are in the know of people who are involved in the murder.
Sharanamma had come to Bengaluru with her husband two years ago. The couple were working at an under-construction building. A known person reportedly came to the building, picked a quarrel with her, and stabbed her five to six times before fleeing the scene.
Police have taken statement from her husband and have launched a search for the assailant. The body has been shifted to Victoria Hospital for postmortem.
A case has been registered at the Seshadripuram police station, and further investigation is underway. The motive behind the crime is yet to be ascertained, the police said.