Male companion of 22-year-old woman found dead in Mangaluru arrested

According to the police, the victim, Anjana Vasista, refused to marry Sandeep Rathod, which led to an argument between the two.
 Male companion of 22-year-old woman found dead in Mangaluru arrested
Male companion of 22-year-old woman found dead in Mangaluru arrested
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The Mangaluru police on Saturday arrested Sandeep Rathod from Vijayapura district for allegedly murdering 22-year-old Anjana Vasista in Mangaluru on Friday. According to the police, after committing the murder, Sandeep fled to his native at Benkotagi Tanda in Sindagi taluk in Karnataka via Sirsi, from where he was arrested.

After questioning the suspect, the police have learnt that both Sandeep and Anjana had met each other through a social media site, fell in love and subsequently decided to meet each other in Mangaluru.

The duo rented an apartment in Attavar on June 2, Sunday, and told the landlord, Louis Pais, that they were married and were appearing for an examination.

“While Anjana told that she was appearing for coaching for a banking exam, Sandeep said he was a constable in Bijapur and had joined a coaching centre in the city to prepare for police sub-inspector examination,” Flossy Pais, the wife of Louis Pais, told the police in her statement.

After making the rental agreement, Anjana left to her native in Chikkamaglur the same evening, and returned on Friday, only to tell Sandeep that she did not wish to marry him. The police said that Anjana was apparently put off by Sandeep’s behaviour and she returned to inform Sandeep that she will enter a marital alliance fixed by her parents.

“Sandeep, however, remained persistent about their marriage. On Friday morning, the couple got into a heated argument over the same matter and in a fit of rage, Sandeep killed Anjana with a cable cord,” the police said.

The body of the 22-year-old was discovered on Friday evening by the landlord and the maintenance staff, who were on routine cleaning of the rented room.

When Sandeep was arrested, the police found a mangalsutra in his possession, which he said he had planned to offer to Anjana.

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