Bengaluru man beheads lover, surrenders to police
Synopsis
A Bengaluru man, who having an affair with a woman he worked with, beheaded her in a fit of rage and later surrendered to the police.
A resident of Bhadrappa layout, Revati lived with her husband and two children and worked in a private company as a housekeeping staff. Hailing from Krishnagiri in Tamil Nadu, 30-year-old Murugan also worked in the same company.
Murugan was attracted to the 28-year-old Revati. They both had a brief affair but as soon as Revati's husband found out about her indiscretion, she called off the affair.
Murugan approached her on Tuesday evening, hoping to rekindle their affair but Revati declined the approach.
An enraged Murugan attacked Revati, who slapped him in defence. The murderous Murugan then beheaded her with a pair of garden scissors.
After the incident, Murugan headed to Majestic bus stand, but eventually surrendered to the police.
“I was in love with Revati and she too loved me. But she was neglecting me, was moving away from me. She slapped me even though I had not done anything to her. I was angry with her behaviour and so I attacked her,” said Murugan.