Kalaburagi (Karnataka), April 8 A 27-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly killing a teacher after she repeatedly demanded repayment of a Rs 13 lakh loan that he had taken from her, police said on Wednesday.
The accused, identified as Amar, allegedly attacked the woman with a sharp object and later set the body on fire on the Kamalapur-Kalmood road in the district in an attempt to destroy evidence, they said.
Police identified the victim as Jyoti (57), a resident of Kalaburagi city, who was working as a teacher in the Bidar district.
The incident came to light after an unidentified female body was found on the Kamalapur-Kalmood road, they said.
Initially, the body was treated as an unidentified one. Based on a complaint from a local resident, a murder case was registered under Section 109 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita at the Kamalapur Police Station in Kalaburagi district, police said.
The investigation was immediately launched, and her photographs were widely circulated, and subsequently, the woman was identified.
During the investigation, police identified Amar, a resident of the Kapnoor area, who owns and runs a milk parlour, as the accused, Adduru Srinivasulu, Kalaburagi Superintendent of Police, told reporters here.
According to him, Amar had borrowed Rs 13 lakh from Jyoti. She had repeatedly demanded that he repay the money and had warned that she would file a police complaint if he failed to do so. Fearing this, Amar allegedly planned to kill her.
He reportedly took Jyoti towards the Kamalapur-Kalmood road in a vehicle on April 4. On the way, he stopped the vehicle, claiming that water needed to be poured into the engine. "When she got out, he allegedly threw chilli powder on her face and attacked her with a sharp object. After the murder, he allegedly poured fuel on the body and set it on fire before fleeing the scene," the officer said.
Based on the accused's statement, police recorded his confession, collected evidence in the case, arrested him, and produced him before a court, which remanded him to judicial custody, he added.