Bangalore: Bride's murder - Fiance confesses, arrested
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Bangalore, May 23 (PTI): A realtor has been arrested for allegedly strangulating the woman whom he loved and was to marry, police said today.
The 27-year-old man, who was detained here last night for questioning, told police he murdered the woman, who he was to marry in a temple earlier yesterday, in a "fit of rage" after a heated argument.
The 25-year-old woman belonged to the washerman community, while the man to a higher caste.
The woman's parents had given their consent for the marriage, while the man's family was against the alliance.
The man was today produced before the Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate court, which remanded him to police custody.
Earlier Report
Bangalore: Bride found murdered hours before wedding
Bangalore: May 23 (DHNS): A young woman, who was supposed to be in the wedding hall exchanging wedding vows with her fiancé, was instead found murdered under mysterious circumstances on a vacant plot of land next to Platinum City Apartment at Goruguntepalya.
The victim, identified as Ramya, 25, was strangled with a cable wire found wound around her neck, police said. She also suffered an injury, inflicted with a sharp weapon, near her left eyebrow. There were, however, no other external injuries, according to T R Suresh, in-charge DCP (North).
The murder came to light when some passersby alerted the jurisdictional police who rushed to the spot and took the body to M S Ramaiah Hospital. Initially, the police were unable to establish the victim’s identity. But as television news channels broke the story, broadcasting the victim’s visuals, her parents – an aged couple, Bhojaraja and Kalavathi – turned up at Yeshwantpur police station by afternoon. They complained about their daughter’s disappearance since Tuesday night, and hoped that she was not the girl being shown on television channels as having found dead.
Their hopes, however, soon turned into gloom as the police confirmed that their missing daughter was indeed the girl found murdered. According to Kalavathi, Ramya was to get married to her boyfriend, Nandan Gowda, at a temple in Mahalakshmi Layout in the morning. Hours before her parents began her frantic search, Ramya had gone out, at 6 pm on Tuesday, to meet Gowda, saying she wanted to show him the wedding ring. But as she failed to return even by late night, her family panicked.
“We called on her mobile phone but it was switched off. We called Gowda, but he said he didn’t meet her in the evening. We kept searching for her all night,” Kalavathi stated in the complaint.
Gowda, who had planned to marry Ramya surreptitiously without informing his family, joined his fianceé’s family in the morning, looking out for her.
Ramya told him that she was with Meera, the couple’s common friend, when he called her at 8 pm on Tuesday, Gowda told the police. The mystery, however, deepened when the mobile phones of both Ramya and Meera were switched off at the same time and place.
As Meera remains untraceable, police suspect she is involved in Ramya’s murder. Later on, police were able to locate her house, in Yeshwantpur, besides getting her photograph. Three special teams have been formed to trace Meera, Suresh added.
In a late night development, police detained Gowda and his friend Reddy who had introduced the former to Ramya last year.
While police have denied the arrest, sources suspect the two are involved in Ramya’s murder.
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Lawrence, USA
Thu, May 23 2013What a love jihaad! Feel sorry for the girl's family.
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HENRY MISQUITH, Bahrain
Thu, May 23 2013OMG, VERY SAD NEWS. THE GROWING VIOLENCE IN SOCIETY IS AN OUTCOME OF THE MINDLESS VIOLENCE SHOWN IN OUR FILMS AND TV SERIALS........... ARE WE HEADING FOR A MENTALLY IMBALANCED SOCIETY WHERE TOLERANCE, PATIENCE AND UNDERSTANDING ARE LOST VIRTUES?
MAY RAMYA'S SOUL RIP,LET GOD GIVE PEACE OF MIND & THE STRENGTH TO HER FAMILY & PARENTS TO COME OUT OF THE TRAUMA VERY SOON.
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Shaman, Dubau
Thu, May 23 2013Story looks similar to hindi blockbuster Criminal movie
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OZY CRASTA, KANNADA KUDRU, DUBAI
Thu, May 23 2013Sad to hear the news, may the departed soul rest in peace and the THE GOOD LORD GIVE STRENGTH AND COURAGE TO THE PARENTS.
First of all, all doubts on her boy friend and the other person.
Suspicious infm abt Gowda, without informing his family he wanted to get marry RAMYA, this itself sounds suspicious, may be he is the master in doing this kind of tricks.This is all happening due to FACEBOOK FRIENDS, plz use the facebook or social networks at minimum level so that all will be safe fm all incidents, Now we cannot blame GOVT, POLICE OR PARENTS, one must take maximum care of these networks.
The culprits shd get maximum punishment and the family shd get compensation fm the murderers.
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Roshan, Dubai
Thu, May 23 2013Dear CM sir, we have lot of hope on u. This type incidents are happening in Bangalore. Please take care of law and order in capital.
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YOUSUF K, BANGALORE
Thu, May 23 2013smelling.. Nandan Gowda is the killer... this is common phinomina in Bangalore.But murderer has to get capital finishment.
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YOUSUF K, BANGALORE
Thu, May 23 2013GAME IS OVER...MR GOWDA with the help of his friend kiiled Ramya..please watch Samaya news....Yashavanthpura police arrested gowda and his friend.. Disagreed people must click now agree...
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Jaimini P.B., Manipal,Sharjah
Thu, May 23 2013"Gowda who had planned to marry Ramya without informing his family"..?????????
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CYRIL MASCARENHAS, KIREM/MIRA ROAD/DXB-SHARJAH
Thu, May 23 2013VERY SAD..WHO KNOWS REAL STORY ..?MAY HER SOUL REST IN PEACE..
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Vincent Rodrigues, Katapadi/Bangalore
Thu, May 23 2013This is a coward dirty act need to be condemned in total.The person involved need to be punished with capital punishment.Sincere condolences to the kith and kins of the departed to bear the loss.Thanq.
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jeevan, mangalore
Thu, May 23 2013May her soul rest in peace..
DIRTY & INVISIBLE HAND BEHIND THIS INCIDENT...
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juliet mascarenhas, bejai mangalore
Thu, May 23 2013Gowda, Meera, Reddy kyo aisa kiya? Kyo Ramya ka jeeneka huq cheenliya?
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R.Bhandarkar, M'Lore
Thu, May 23 2013Such a tangle that if one goes in ,is likely to get entangled and come out with his own angle...What mad angles!
R.I.P. Ramya -Feel for your parents.
This tale is surely not 'Ramya' at all.You had a killer'stalking' you and you were blissfully unaware of it.
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Francis, Abu Dhabi
Thu, May 23 2013Sad News, May her Soul RIP.
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