Bengaluru: The police on Wednesday arrested a paramedic for allegedly murdering a tea vendor. The police have identified the accused as Shruthi from Mysuru who was doing a paramedic course at a private college near Jalahalli. The police said that Shruthi had also worked at a private pathological laboratory near Lalbagh.
According to the police, Shruthi sedated her boyfriend and set him on fire to make it look like suicide. When questioned, the girlfriend, Shruthi, admitted that she planned the murder after the victim, Manzoor, refused to marry her after she became pregnant.
The police said that she met Manzoor from Kerala who owned a tea stall at the City Railway station. Once she decided on a mode of revenge, Shruthi invited Manzoor to a private lodge at Majestic. She told the police that both she and her boyfriend had consumed sleeping pills in an attempt to commit suicide.
Cottonpet police have registered a case and Shruthi has been remanded in judicial custody.
