<p>Bengaluru: The Bengaluru police have apprehended a 21-year-old Kerala man for fatally stabbing a teenage girl from Assam in Indiranagar last weekend. </p><p>The suspect, Aarav Hanoy, was arrested from Devanahalli, North Bengaluru, around 4 pm on Friday after he returned from a four-day circuitous escape, the police said. </p><p>According to Deputy Commissioner of Police (East) D Devaraj, the suspect fled to Varanasi via Raichur and Madhya Pradesh after stabbing 19-year-old Maya Gogoi Deka on November 24. The two had met on the dating app Bumble six months ago, he added. </p><p>Hanoy, a native of Kannur, was interning at a private company in JB Nagar for a monthly stipend of Rs 15,000. Maya, originally from Guwahati, worked at a private company in Jayanagar, police investigations showed. </p>.Nail artist from Delhi found hanging at home in Bengaluru.<p>On November 23, the two checked into a serviced apartment in Indiranagar 1st Stage and stayed in room number 101 on the first floor. They were supposed to check out around 11 am on November 26. </p><p>While the police earlier suspected that the murder was premeditated, they now believe it likely happened in the heat of the moment following an argument over a personal matter. </p><p>On November 24, Hanoy ordered a knife and a nylon rope through the quick-commerce app Zepto. And later that night, he allegedly stabbed her to death. </p><p>Police investigations showed that Maya had multiple stab injuries and a head injury, but the likely cause of death was a deep gash in her chest. </p><p>Hanoy stayed with the partially decomposed body for more than a day before sneaking out of the hotel at 8.19 am on November 26. He then took a cab to a railway station in the city, switched off his mobile phone and boarded a train to Raichur. He later travelled to Madhya Pradesh and Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh before heading back to Bengaluru on Friday, when he was arrested. </p><p>Maya’s body was discovered from the blood-stained bed of the serviced apartment on the morning of November 26 after housekeeping staff arrived to prepare the room for the next guest. They had opened the room using a spare key after detecting a foul odour from the inside. </p><p>The police formed three teams to track Hanoy down: One went to Kerala, another followed his trail, and the third pursued technical leads. </p><p>Devaraj, the DCP, said formal arrest procedures would be completed by Saturday morning.</p>
<p>Bengaluru: The Bengaluru police have apprehended a 21-year-old Kerala man for fatally stabbing a teenage girl from Assam in Indiranagar last weekend. </p><p>The suspect, Aarav Hanoy, was arrested from Devanahalli, North Bengaluru, around 4 pm on Friday after he returned from a four-day circuitous escape, the police said. </p><p>According to Deputy Commissioner of Police (East) D Devaraj, the suspect fled to Varanasi via Raichur and Madhya Pradesh after stabbing 19-year-old Maya Gogoi Deka on November 24. The two had met on the dating app Bumble six months ago, he added. </p><p>Hanoy, a native of Kannur, was interning at a private company in JB Nagar for a monthly stipend of Rs 15,000. Maya, originally from Guwahati, worked at a private company in Jayanagar, police investigations showed. </p>.Nail artist from Delhi found hanging at home in Bengaluru.<p>On November 23, the two checked into a serviced apartment in Indiranagar 1st Stage and stayed in room number 101 on the first floor. They were supposed to check out around 11 am on November 26. </p><p>While the police earlier suspected that the murder was premeditated, they now believe it likely happened in the heat of the moment following an argument over a personal matter. </p><p>On November 24, Hanoy ordered a knife and a nylon rope through the quick-commerce app Zepto. And later that night, he allegedly stabbed her to death. </p><p>Police investigations showed that Maya had multiple stab injuries and a head injury, but the likely cause of death was a deep gash in her chest. </p><p>Hanoy stayed with the partially decomposed body for more than a day before sneaking out of the hotel at 8.19 am on November 26. He then took a cab to a railway station in the city, switched off his mobile phone and boarded a train to Raichur. He later travelled to Madhya Pradesh and Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh before heading back to Bengaluru on Friday, when he was arrested. </p><p>Maya’s body was discovered from the blood-stained bed of the serviced apartment on the morning of November 26 after housekeeping staff arrived to prepare the room for the next guest. They had opened the room using a spare key after detecting a foul odour from the inside. </p><p>The police formed three teams to track Hanoy down: One went to Kerala, another followed his trail, and the third pursued technical leads. </p><p>Devaraj, the DCP, said formal arrest procedures would be completed by Saturday morning.</p>