Mudukappa was arrested aft checking the CCTV footage from the location. (Express Photo)
A 30-year-old h2o tanker operator has been arrested for allegedly raping and murdering a 28-year-old pistillate suspected to beryllium an amerciable Bangladesh immigrant, the Bengaluru constabulary said connected Tuesday.
The constabulary identified the accused arsenic Mudukappa alias Upendra, a nonmigratory of Kothanur who hailed from Bagalkot successful Karnataka.
According to the police, the assemblage of the pistillate who worked arsenic a maid successful a residential analyzable successful Bengaluru was recovered adjacent a water furniture successful the jurisdiction of the Ramamurthy Nagar constabulary presumption connected January 22.
“Mudukappa knew she was staying successful a makeshift structure arsenic helium supplied h2o successful the area. He had spoken to her connected a mates of occasions portion supplying water. On the time of the incident, Mudukappa noticed that she was unsocial and raped and strangled her. He aboriginal threw a chromatic connected her look to disfigure her. He threw the assemblage adjacent a water bed,” a constabulary serviceman said.
The constabulary said they arrested Mudukappa aft checking the CCTV footage from the location.
Speaking astir the victim’s nationality, a constabulary serviceman said that they were yet to cheque her documents. The constabulary said they traced the woman’s husband, who initially claimed that she had travel from Bangladesh to enactment with him. They person immoderate documents, including the woman’s Aadhaar card, but fishy that they were forged, the constabulary added.
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