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Bengaluru: A 45-year-old woman was found dead in her house in Hongasandra, South Bengaluru, on Friday night.
Police suspect that her son was behind the murder.
Bommanahalli police identified the deceased as Jayamma, a Tamil Nadu native who had lived in Bengaluru for over 15 years. She had recently moved into her younger son’s house.
On Friday night, the house owner found Jayamma dead after her elder son Umesh, 33, visited her.
She was either smothered or strangled as she had marks on her neck. Umesh has been absconding since, according to police.
Jayamma had recently sold a site in Bengaluru but hadn’t given any money to Umesh. He kept fighting with her over this, prompting her to secretly leave the house with her younger son and stay with him in Hongasandra.
Police suspect that Umesh tracked down Jayamma and killed her. Jayamma’s younger son, who is a KSRTC bus driver, was in Anekal when the incident unfolded. Police have ruled out his involvement.
A senior police officer overseeing the case said that they had zeroed in on the suspect and would be arrested soon.
He declined to give details. The body has been sent for post-mortem, and Bommanahalli police have taken up a case of murder.