Homemaker murdered, gold and cash missing

A 26-year-old woman was found murdered with her throat slit at her house in Kasturba Nagar in West Bengaluru on Thursday morning.

The deceased, Kavitha, was a homemaker and was married to Shivaram, who works for a plywood firm in Nayandahalli. The couple had two children, the police said.

According to the police, the incident happened between 9.15 and 9.45 am. The murder came to light when Kavitha's father Shivaswamy and sister-in-law Mangalagowri visited Kavitha's house around 10.30 am.

The police have collected CCTV camera footage from areas in and around and suspect that a known person could have committed the murder.

On Thursday morning, she dropped her children at the school, returned home. When she was opening the doors, the suspect came from behind, pushed her inside the house and locked it. The suspect then slit her throat and fled.

The injury on her neck was so deep that the killer made sure that she would never survive, an investigating officer said.

The police said when Shivaswamy initially arrived at Kavitha's house, it is presumed that the killer/s were very much present in the house with the victim. Shivaswamy knocked on the doors and since he got no response, he went to Kavitha's sister-in-law Mangalagowri's house nearby.

When both of them then came to Kavitha's house, the door was open and she was found lying in a pool of blood. They informed the police.

The police are yet to conclude on how many suspects were involved in the crime.

Shivaram has lodged a complaint with the Byatarayanapura police stating gold ornaments and cash of 1.4 lakh were missing from the house.

The Byatrayanapura police have registered a case of murder.