A day after CCTV footage of brutal murder of 22-year-old Bihar girl in a Bengaluru PG went viral, the accused man arrested from Madhya Pradesh

Police had added that the accused sneaked into the PG hostel and slit Kriti's throat with a knife near her room on the third floor at 11.30 pm on Tuesday (23rd July).

On Saturday (27th July), Police arrested the accused who brutally stabbed a 22-year-old Bihar girl to death inside her Paying Guest accommodation in Bengaluru, Karnataka, earlier this week. Following the incident, the man absconded from Bengaluru and was hiding in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, from where he was taken into custody. The development comes a day after the Police released CCTV footage of the murder which captured the gruesome incident. 

The accused has been identified as Abhishek, a Bihar resident, and the ex-boyfriend of the victim’s PG roommate. The victim identified as Kriti Kumari, was also from Bihar. She had been staying at the PG since March this year. As per the Police officials, she was working as a business development associate at a project-based learning platform. 

According to the Police, during the investigation, they found out that Abhishek frequented the victim’s PG where he often had arguments with his girlfriend. However, the deceased victim would often intervene in their arguments. 

Police added that Kriti Kumari had urged her roommate to stop living with the accused and move with her. 

According to the Police, on the day of the incident, the accused was seen carrying luggage and was allowed entry by PG security when Kriti claimed that he was her brother and that he would leave soon.

Police have blamed the negligence of the PG owner for the incident. According to Police sources, a few days earlier, Kriti Kumari’s roommate had moved out of the paying guest accommodation. It is suspected that she had gone to stay with her boyfriend.

However, on 23rd July, she returned to the PG to stay with Kriti Kumari. According to Police sources, the accused doubted that Kriti Kumari could have persuaded his girlfriend to change her decision. 

According to the Police, the brutal murder took place at around 11 PM at the Bhargavi Staying Homes For Ladies in Venkatreddy Layout. Reportedly, the PG is just over a kilometre away from the South East Deputy Commissioner of Police’s office and the Koramangala police station.

As per the CCTV footage, moments before the incident, the accused Abhishek had walked up to Kriti’s room in the PG and knocked on her door. A few moments later, he is seen dragging her out. Despite strenuous efforts by the victim to resist the knife attack, he repeatedly stabbed the victim. Abhishek then fled the crime scene when girls from the PG heard the victim’s cries for help.

The Koramangala Police Inspector Nataraj had earlier stated that the Police registered a case under Section 103 (murder) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and initiated an investigation.

Police had added that the accused sneaked into the PG hostel and slit Kriti’s throat with a knife near her room on the third floor at 11.30 pm on Tuesday (23rd July). The woman died on the spot. Police added that the woman sustained multiple stab wounds.

Following the arrest, the Police stated that the accused was being brought to Bengaluru for further investigation.