Weeks after a gruesome murder that shook the country, a similar incident came to light when a jilted lover hacked his live-in partner in Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram on Thursday. The accused has been taken into custody by the police.
In a tweet, news agency ANI said, "A woman, Sindu, was hacked to death today by her live-in partner Rajesh who has now been taken into Police custody."
"Rajesh was living with her for past 2 yrs & due to some personal issues, he attacked her with a machete. She was taken to hospital but died," police said as quoted by news agency ANI.
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Though the woman, who suffered critical injuries on the neck, head and hands, was rushed to the Government Medical College Hospital by police, her life could not be saved. The accused had been living with Sindhu, a native of Vazhayila, for the last 12 years here after leaving his family in Pathanamthitta.
However, clashes broke out between the duo in course of time and she shifted to another house recently which was suspected to have led to the brutal crime, a police officer said.
"He boarded the same bus in which the woman was travelling in the morning. They had some conversation in between and both got off at the same stop. In a fit of anger, he hacked her with a weapon when she was standing near a shop," he said.
The accused is in police custody and his arrest would be recorded soon, he added.
(With agency inputs)