Yogesh K Porwar & Avanth Kumar Kankariya
The Chelur police on Thursday arrested a farmer for killing his female who allegedly dumped him for another man.
The accused Venkatesh was track down by the police based on the technical evidence,they have obtained from the scene of crime.
Senior officer said,Venkatesh had an illicit affair with the deceased Narasamma,40,a shepherd from Gollapalli village in Chikkaballapura district .
Venkatesh told the police that he came to know that deceased was cheating on him and started avoiding him .
After repeated attempts,Venkatesh on Wednesday confronted her at an open filed where he was herding the sheep in a field and the duo had a heated argument.
In the melee,Venkatesh strangulated her with her own sari and also stuffed the sari in her mouth to stop her from screaming.
The accused later dumped her body in a bush and escaped .
The murder came to light when Narasamma did not return home even after late night and the family members went in search for her and later found her body.
Based on the information the Chelur police rushed to the spot and track down Venkatesh for further investigations.
