According to the police, the accused, who was in need of money to fund his personal habits, had noticed Narayanamma sleeping alone. He allegedly approached her in the early hours of November 3, covered her mouth, assaulted her with his hands and robbed her of the cash she had and a gold ring before fleeing. — Representational Image

Mangaluru: A man has been arrested for allegedly murdering a 65-year-old woman who had been sleeping outside a temple after leaving her home due to family problems, and robbing her of cash and a gold ring in Bengaluru.

The victim, Narayanamma, had been spending her nights in front of the Pataladamma Temple at Vrushabhavathi Nagar Layout in Konasandra for the past few days. Her body was found on November 3 by a local resident, who informed her son. He arrived at the spot and identified his mother.

The Kengeri police initially registered an unnatural death case based on a complaint lodged by her son. However, the post-mortem report and information gathered during the investigation revealed that she had been murdered and robbed. A murder case was registered on November 5.

The police arrested a suspect on November 6 after noticing him moving suspiciously in Vrushabhavathi Nagar Layout. During interrogation, he allegedly confessed to the crime.

According to the police, the accused, who was in need of money to fund his personal habits, had noticed Narayanamma sleeping alone. He allegedly approached her in the early hours of November 3, covered her mouth, assaulted her with his hands and robbed her of the cash she had and a gold ring before fleeing.

The accused was previously involved in NDPS and robbery cases registered at Girinagar and Cottonpet police stations, the police said.

The arrest was made by a Kengeri police team led by Inspector Jagadeesh N under the guidance of Deputy Commissioner of Police (South-West Division) Soumya Latha S K and Assistant Commissioner of Police (Kengeri Sub-Division) Sathyavathi S

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