The Kerala man who killed his live-in partner in Bengaluru, has been arrested. The couple had been living together in a rented apartment in Begur, South Bengaluru for the last two years.

Bengaluru police said today, the man killed his partner by hitting her on the head with a pressure cooker. The deceased has been identified as Deva (24), a native of Kerala’s Thiruvananthapuram and the accused has been identified as Vaishnav who is a native of Kollam, Kerala. Bengaluru police are currently investigating the accused, reports The Hindustan Times.

Speaking to reporters, Bengaluru South DCP CK Baba said, both the people had been living in the same house for a couple of years. They are both from Kerala. They were working in sales and marketing area.

Few days ago, Vaishnav had some doubts about the deceased, they used to fight over it. On Sunday, the argument raised between them and he hit the girl with a cooker while cooking and she died on the spot.” A case has been registered a pert section 302 in the IPC.

After committing the murder, Vaishnav, who worked as a marketing executive with a local firm escaped and police traced him on Monday. However, the police said that no previous complaint was filed by either party.


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