Bengaluru: Divorced woman strangled to death by lover; held

Bengaluru: A divorced woman was allegedly strangled to death by her lover in Bengaluru on Saturday.

The deceased has been identified as Gayathri, a resident of Pattegarapalya and worked as a maid.

The accused, Manju Prasad (29), who has now been arrested by the police, apparently strangled Gayatri following a fight.

Gayatri had been in a relationship for three years with Manju and she was reportedly killed in her house in Vijayanagar’s Pattegarhpalya.

Further investigations are underway.