<p>Confessing to having killed the senior geologist, her 32-year-old former driver, Kiran, said that he committed the murder to steal valuables.</p>.<p>Police said they recovered Rs 5 lakh in cash and two gold bangles from the killer’s friend. Earlier, they had found the murder weapon.</p>.<p>Police arrested Kiran eight hours after they found Prathima KS strangled and her throat slit, on November 6 at her residence in Doddakallasandra under the Subramanyapura station limits. Kiran was picked up from Male Mahadeshwara Hills in Chamarajanagar district.</p>.Two Jharkhand men arrested for murder in Bengaluru .<p>Prathima was a 45-year-old geologist with the Department of Mines and Geology.</p>.<p>Earlier, Kiran said that he killed her following distress he faced both personally and professionally after losing his job. Police obtained his 10-day custody to find out if he had any accomplices. Subsequently, the Thalaghattapura police took over the case from their Subramanyapura counterpart.</p>.<p>Police presented the technical evidence during interrogation, prompting Kiran’s confession. He kept the stolen cash and valuables at his friend’s place, which police have now seized.</p>
<p>Confessing to having killed the senior geologist, her 32-year-old former driver, Kiran, said that he committed the murder to steal valuables.</p>.<p>Police said they recovered Rs 5 lakh in cash and two gold bangles from the killer’s friend. Earlier, they had found the murder weapon.</p>.<p>Police arrested Kiran eight hours after they found Prathima KS strangled and her throat slit, on November 6 at her residence in Doddakallasandra under the Subramanyapura station limits. Kiran was picked up from Male Mahadeshwara Hills in Chamarajanagar district.</p>.Two Jharkhand men arrested for murder in Bengaluru .<p>Prathima was a 45-year-old geologist with the Department of Mines and Geology.</p>.<p>Earlier, Kiran said that he killed her following distress he faced both personally and professionally after losing his job. Police obtained his 10-day custody to find out if he had any accomplices. Subsequently, the Thalaghattapura police took over the case from their Subramanyapura counterpart.</p>.<p>Police presented the technical evidence during interrogation, prompting Kiran’s confession. He kept the stolen cash and valuables at his friend’s place, which police have now seized.</p>