Home-alone nurse murdered in Bengaluru, police arrest lover

To mislead the police and make the killing look like a murder for gain, the accused took away Mamatha’s gold chain before fleeing the scene.

Bengaluru: Bengaluru police have arrested a 25-year male nurse for murdering his colleague and lover, who was 14 years his senior.

The murder was reported from Pragathipura in southern Bengaluru's Kumaraswamy Layout on December 23 (Tuesday), while the suspect was arrested shortly after the incident came to light.

The deceased, Mamatha, hailing from Hiriyur in Chitradurga district, lived with a female colleague.

She had been in a relationship with a male colleague, C Sudhakar (25), who also worked at Jayadeva Hospital. The couple started fighting recently after Sudhakar got engaged to another woman, a senior police officer said.

On Tuesday afternoon, Mamatha pressured Sudhakar to marry her when he came to see her, leading to a heated argument. In a fit of rage, Sudhakar allegedly picked a kitchen knife and slit her throat, killing her on the spot.

To mislead the police and make the killing look like a murder for gain, he took away Mamatha’s gold chain before fleeing the scene. A broken piece of the chain was found at the crime scene, a senior police officer said.

The incident remained under wraps until the next evening after her family members asked the landlord to check on her, saying she was not answering phone calls.

The landlord entered the house with a spare key and was stunned to find Mamatha lying in a pool of blood in the bedroom. He called the police.

Police have shifted the body for post-mortem and are undertaking further investigations.

Based on a complaint lodged by her brother Shankar, police have registered a case of murder.