MYSURU, (Karnataka) Aug 25: In a horrific crime, a 20-year-old married woman was allegedly killed by a man, who was in a relationship with her, by stuffing some “chemical powder” into her mouth after a heated argument, police said on Monday.The accused, Siddaraju, was arrested, police said, adding he tried to portray the cause of her death as a “mobile blast” to mislead the investigators.According to police, the victim, Darshitha, was married tand was in a relationship with Siddaraju.During their stay at the lodge, a heated argument broke out between her and Siddaraju, following which he killed her. The accused allegedly tried to mislead the murder by fabricating the cause of her death as a mobile phone blast.
After killing her, he shouted saying that the mobile phone had exploded. However, when the staff came, there was no mobile phone in the room. When the accused was asked about the alleged exploded mobile phone, he claimed that he threw it out of the window.
The staff searched for the mobile phone but could not find it and they became suspicious and called the police, he said.
Based on the investigation, the accused Siddaraju was arrested after he confessed to the crime, police said. (PTI)
