BENGALURU: The murder of a woman software professional has taken a new turn, with police investigating the case on suspicion that the accused sexually assaulted the 34-year-old techie before killing her, police said on Monday.
The incident was reported under the Ramamurthynagar police station limits on January 3.
Preliminary investigation had revealed that the accused, over 18-year-old Karnal Kunal K, a second-year pre-university student, smothered the victim to death when she resisted his advances and later set fire to her flat to conceal the crime. The police cracked the case and arrested the accused on Sunday.
Police are now strongly suspecting that the accused sexually assaulted the techie before killing her. Sections 64(2) (rape), 103 (murder), and 238 (causing disappearance of evidence of offence) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita have been invoked. The development has raised concerns over the safety and security of women in the city.