MYSURU: A jilted lover has been detained by Mysuru police for mysteriously killing a woman in a lodge room in Saligrama, Mysuru, supposedly using electrical object.
Police suspect the accused may have used a pressure-triggering object or electric power to kill her.
When police arrived, Darshitha, a mother in her early 20s, was lying dead in a pool of blood on the floor of the room in Bherya village, about 55 km from Mysuru city, on Saturday. Her mouth and face were badly wounded.
Siddaraju, from Bettadapura village, Periyapatna, who brought Darshitha from Gerasanahalli, Hunsur to the hotel, was detained. He committed the crime as she refused to marry him, according to the police.
Siddaraju worked at a hardware shop while she lived with her parents in Hunsur, and her husband was in Kerala.
Superintendent of Police, Mysuru, N Vishnuvardhana, said Saligrama police are being assisted by a forensic science expert to identify the object used to kill the woman. He, however, ruled out the use of gelatine sticks or any explosive materials to injure and kill the woman. An investigation is being carried out to identify the object used to cause her severe bleeding in her mouth, which led to her death.
Sources claim the accused may have used electric power. Two metres of electric wire were recovered from the spot.
According to lodge manager Manu, the duo arrived seeking a room around 2 pm on August 23. The man introduced himself as Siddaraju and Darshitha as his wife. They went to their room, and after some time, Siddaraju came out and asked if food was available. Our staff member informed him that food was available next to our lodge. He said he would go to get food, left, and returned with something in a plastic cover. He then went to the room but came back saying he couldn't open the door. Immediately, lodge staff went with him to check why the door wasn’t opening and later managed to open the door using a cutting tool. To their shock, they found Darshitha, with a severe wound from her mouth to her neck, lying dead beside the bed in a pool of blood, police explained.
Police said the room had an automatic lock and would close when the door was shut.
Siddaraju attempted to carry Darshitha's body away on his shoulder, claiming he would take her body. The hotel staff stopped him, telling him not to move the body until the police arrived, police stated.
An officer said the accused had told police that she may have died after coming in contact with electric power through a mobile phone but there are no such traces. He was later picked up on suspicion and arrested for murder. Siddarajau has been remanded to judicial custody, and he will be taken into police custody for further investigation after the FSL report.