The Electronics City police on Thursday arrested a 29-year-old wall painter who allegedly strangulated a 30-year-old homemaker to death recently to rob ₹8,000 and a pair of earrings from her house at Prabhakar Reddy Layout.
DCP, South-east, C.K. Baba said the accused, Rajnish Kumar, from Uttar Pradesh, had earlier worked with Pradyumna, a painting contractor and noticed he would keep hard cash at home. Rajnish planned to kill Pradyumna’s wife Neelam and rob the cash. As per his plan, he quit the job one-and-a-half months ago.
The couple, meanwhile, decided to deposit the cash in the bank. As per the plan, Rajnish visited the house when Neelam was alone. Since Neelam knew the accused, she offered him food and while she was busy in the kitchen, Rajnish pounced on her and strangulated her to death with a towel. He later ransacked the house and escaped with ₹8,000 and a pair of earrings.
