Bengaluru (Karnataka): A woman was stabbed to death right outside her office in Bengaluru by her lover on Tuesday after the girl's family opposed their marriage citing caste differences.
The victim Leela Pavithra Neelamani, 25, a resident of Andhra Pradesh's Kakinada, who was working in Omega Healthcare in Bengaluru, was stabbed multiple times by the accused identified as Dinakar Banalam, 28, a resident of Srikakulam, in front of her office building on Tuesday evening.
According to police, the two had met and fallen in love at a healthcare firm they worked in around 5 years ago. The accused was angry after Leela recently told him about the family's decision. On Tuesday evening, he waited outside her office and when she stepped out, they both had an argument during which Dinakar pulled out a knife and stabbed Leela more than 15 times in full public glare.
The accused then shockingly sat by the body's side until the police came and arrested him. "The girl's family was not ready for the wedding as she is from a different caste. With his marriage proposal spurned, the accused stabbed her more than 15 times in front of her office at around 7 pm on Tuesday," said Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) East Division, Bheemashankar S.
The accused was arrested soon after, the DCP said. "Leela's family was opposed to their marriage as Dinakar was from a different case. Leela informed Dinakar that her family would not agree to their marriage and she would have to abide by their decision. Hearing this, Dinakar saw red and decided to take revenge on her," the officer said.
