<p>Bengaluru: A domestic worker died by suicide after allegedly killing his elderly woman employer in southern Bengaluru, officials said on Sunday. </p><p>The 65-year-old woman was allegedly murdered by Devaraju, 50, her house help, in KAS Layout in BTM 2nd Stage. Devaraju was a native of Tamil Nadu, police said. The woman's name has been withheld at her family's request. </p>.Servant thefts in Bengaluru nearly double in five years despite fall in break-ins.<p>Police said the woman's daughter, 27, who lives with her, was sleeping when the alleged crime was committed. </p><p>In her police complaint, the daughter stated that between 10.30 pm on Saturday and 4.30 am on Sunday, the house help allegedly murdered her mother before hanging himself at the same location. The daughter said she remained oblivious to the crime as she was asleep. </p><p>Senior officers, including Joint Commissioner of Police (East) Ramesh Banoth, visited the crime scene to review the probe progress. </p>.Four Assam workers die of carbon monoxide poisoning in Bengaluru's Hoskote.<p>"Investigations are in progress to ascertain whether the suspect murdered the woman and then died by suicide or whether there was anyone else involved. An autopsy will reveal the cause of death. Forensic teams are at the spot," Banoth said. </p><p>Police sources said that the woman’s husband returned home early Sunday morning from Dubai and rang the bell. His daughter, who was sleeping on the first floor, opened the door. </p><p>“The husband entered the room on the ground floor and discovered the crime scene where his wife was lying lifeless, and the house help had died by suicide. Prima facie, it appears she was strangled, but an autopsy report is awaited, which will also conclude if there was any sexual assault before the murder. The investigators are also checking the background of the house help and are ascertaining if he had any priors,” the sources said. </p><p>Both bodies have been moved for autopsy procedures. The jurisdictional Mico Layout police have registered a case, and further probe is on. </p>
<p>Bengaluru: A domestic worker died by suicide after allegedly killing his elderly woman employer in southern Bengaluru, officials said on Sunday. </p><p>The 65-year-old woman was allegedly murdered by Devaraju, 50, her house help, in KAS Layout in BTM 2nd Stage. Devaraju was a native of Tamil Nadu, police said. The woman's name has been withheld at her family's request. </p>.Servant thefts in Bengaluru nearly double in five years despite fall in break-ins.<p>Police said the woman's daughter, 27, who lives with her, was sleeping when the alleged crime was committed. </p><p>In her police complaint, the daughter stated that between 10.30 pm on Saturday and 4.30 am on Sunday, the house help allegedly murdered her mother before hanging himself at the same location. The daughter said she remained oblivious to the crime as she was asleep. </p><p>Senior officers, including Joint Commissioner of Police (East) Ramesh Banoth, visited the crime scene to review the probe progress. </p>.Four Assam workers die of carbon monoxide poisoning in Bengaluru's Hoskote.<p>"Investigations are in progress to ascertain whether the suspect murdered the woman and then died by suicide or whether there was anyone else involved. An autopsy will reveal the cause of death. Forensic teams are at the spot," Banoth said. </p><p>Police sources said that the woman’s husband returned home early Sunday morning from Dubai and rang the bell. His daughter, who was sleeping on the first floor, opened the door. </p><p>“The husband entered the room on the ground floor and discovered the crime scene where his wife was lying lifeless, and the house help had died by suicide. Prima facie, it appears she was strangled, but an autopsy report is awaited, which will also conclude if there was any sexual assault before the murder. The investigators are also checking the background of the house help and are ascertaining if he had any priors,” the sources said. </p><p>Both bodies have been moved for autopsy procedures. The jurisdictional Mico Layout police have registered a case, and further probe is on. </p>
