Bengaluru: 23-year-old software engineer allegedly murdered by boyfriend

A murder mystery seems to have unfolded in Bengaluru where a 23-year-old software engineer was found murdered at her residence in the vicinity of Whitefield police station. While the incident occurred on August 19, police suspect foul play on the part of her alleged boyfriend. They suspect that the boyfriend could be involved in the murder.

The deceased identified as Vijayalakshmi was a native of New Delhi.

According to police reports, “Vijayalakshmi had come to the city about three months ago and was working in a software company. She had rented a house in Immadihalli in Whitefield and was living alone. The incident came to light on Sunday night when the house owner sensed a foul smell emanating from her house, located on the second floor of the building, and alerted the police.”

Vijayalakshmi’s marks on the body revealed that she had been strangled to death 2-3 days ago and the motive for the murder was yet to be found. “The house owner has made a statement that a man was staying with her from the last few days. When he asked her about him on August 16, she had told he was her friend. After that the owner did not see her going out of the house nor did he know when her friend left the house. He is suspected to be her boyfriend and may be behind the murder,” the police said.

“As Vijayalakshmi did not answer their repeated phone calls, her parents had directly contacted the house owner and requested him to check what had happened. It is then that the owner grew suspicious and went near her house to find her body lying on the floor,” the police added.

A case of murder has been registered at the Whitefield Police Station and police are on the lookout for the absconding accused.

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