Woman hacked in BTM Layout Bangalore: Culprit Caught

Spurned, he wanted to avenge her
Ranjit, Bhuvanesh Were Nabbed In Hosur | They’d Fled To Kerala After Crime
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Bangalore: Police on Friday arrested Ranjit Krishne Gowda, 25, who allegedly hacked his former girlfriend, S Divya, 24, to death on Monday last in BTM Layout II Stage. He and his accomplice, Bhuvanesh Kutty, 25, were nabbed in Hosur, Tamil Nadu.
Kutty and Ranjit had accosted Divya when she was returning from work. While Kutty remained in the rider’s seat, Ranjit had attacked Divya. The duo had then sped from the spot.
Ranjit allegedly confessed to his crime and told Mico Layout police that it was Divya who had first approached him with a marriage proposal. “I was one year senior to her in college. She first proposed to me about five years ago. My parents, too, had agreed to our marriage. But she changed after she met a man who earned more than me. Divya started avoiding me and I decided to teach her a lesson,” Ranjit told Mico Layout police. Meanwhile, Divya’s family had chosen S Pradeep, a private company employee and her sister’s brother-in-law, as the groom. On learning about it, Ranjit called Pradeep on May 19 and threatened him to keep away from Divya, police said. DCP (Southeast) PS Harsha said three teams had been set up to arrest Ranjit and Kutty. One special team traced Ranjit and Kutty to Kozikhode. “We left immediately to Kerala. But somehow, Ranjit sensed our arrival and fled from there,” Harsha said. However, the team alerted their Bangalore counterparts that the suspects were heading towards Hosur in Tamil Nadu. “They were travelling in a Kerala state transport bus. We caught hold of them in Hosur on Friday morning. On questioning, Ranjit confessed to the crime and we immediately arrested them,” Harsha added. Ranjit and Kutty were remanded to police custody. I have killed her, Ranjit told brother Soon after committing the crime, Ranjit called his brother, Vijay Kumar, and informed him that he had killed Divya. “What have you done?” was Vijay’s immediate response, the police sources said. “Vijay told Ranjit that he had ruined everyone by killing Divya. He asked Ranjit to return home immediately so that he can discuss the matter with their father,” the sources revealed.
Kutty and Ranjit abandoned the bike near Hulimavu entrance on Bannerghatta Road and fled to Kozhikhode in Kerala, about 340 km from the city. “They stayed in Kutty’s relatives’ house. But the relatives asked them to leave once they found out what the duo was running away from,” the sources said.
Kutty and Ranjit then boarded a bus to Hosur in Tamil Nadu, but police were hot on their heels. “We traced them to the bus stand and arrested them,” Mico Layout police said.