Bangalore:
Police investigating the case of Malarvizhi, a housewife who was brutally murdered in her BTM Layout II Stage residence on Monday, confirmed that the 25-year-old woman had a physical relationship with the accused. They, however, did not rule out the possibility of rape.
Malarvizhi and Balasubramanyam tied the knot just two months ago on August 20 and the couple had in the first week of September moved to the city and had rented out a house in SMS Residency in BTM Layout.
The incident occurred when Malarvizhi was home alone and her husband, an employee at Capgemini, was at his workplace. Preliminary investigations have revealed that the accused was known to the victim as she had offered him a glass of butter milk and since the main door of the house was not broken into.
Prior to her marriage with Balasubramanyam, Malarvizhi was employed with TVS Ltd in the city. She had later returned to her hometown Tirunelvelli as she wanted to pursue her higher studies.
However, on her parents' insistence, she had agreed to get married. Police suspect that she was in a relationship with a boy in her hometown, before her marriage.
Two gift items, a Ganesha idol and a heart-shaped showpiece, found at the crime scene, strengthened the cops' argument that the incident was the result of a past love affair gone sour.
Among the clues the police have gathered from the crime scene was a broken glass piece with which the accused had slit the woman's throat. The murder weapon with blood stains was derived from a glass in the hall area which was found broken, experts confirmed.
Deputy Commissioner of police (south-east division) BNS Reddy said that evidence strongly pointed to the involvement of a person known to the victim. Investigators were trying to find out when and where the gifts were purchased. A team of investigators have left to Tirunelvelli. "The forensic experts have collected vital clues in connection with the crime but would not like to discuss them right now. We shall crackdown on the criminal very soon," Reddy said.
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