Quicksplained: Why a 24-year-old woman was brutally stabbed to death in Bengaluru PG

The shocking murder of a young woman in a posh Bengaluru area has jolted the country. A man brutally stabbed a 24-year-old native of Bihar in her paying guest (PG) accommodation on July 23.

The brutal murder was captured on CCTV and its clip has gone viral on social media, creating outrage. The incident has also raised questions about women’s safety in India.

Here’s what we know about the young woman’s killing.

1. The woman, identified as Kriti Kumari, was stabbed multiple times by the accused, Abhishek, in her PG facility in Bengaluru’s Koramangala on the night of July 23. The chilling CCTV footage of the gruesome incident shows a man in a blue T-shirt on the third floor of the accommodation with a plastic bag.

2. He knocked on the door of Kriti’s room and dragged her out as soon as she opened it. The CCTV clip shows the accused grabbing the victim’s hair and repeatedly stabbing her.

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3. According to the police, the attacker sneaked into the woman’s PG and went to her floor around 11.10 pm. He stabbed her several times while she tried to resist the attack, slashed her neck and fled the spot.

4. The video shows the accused plunging the knife at the victim even after she collapsed to the floor. He then slit her throat before running away, leaving a bloodied Kriti to die.

5. As per The News Minute (TNM) report, the other residents of the PG heard the commotion but were too scared to come out. They locked their doors and came out once they realised the accused had gone, after which they dialled the police. The incident took place at Bhargavi Staying Homes For Ladies in Venkatreddy Layout, just over a kilometre from the Koramangala police station and South East Deputy Commissioner of Police’s office.

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6. The victim worked for a private firm in sales and marketing in Karnataka’s capital. She had reportedly been living in the PG since March.

7. Days after the murder , the police have arrested the prime suspect, who had escaped to Madhya Pradesh’s Bhopal. “Yes, he has been arrested,” a senior police officer told PTI on Saturday (July 27).

8. The accused Abhishek, who also hails from Bihar, is reportedly the ex-boyfriend of the victim’s roommate in the PG. According to the police, the suspect used to often visit the victim’s accommodation and entered into arguments with his girlfriend. They frequently fought about his unemployment and these disputes grew intense many times, as per NDTV.

9. Kriti would often intervene in their fights and had urged her roommate to stop living with the accused and move with her, Indian Express reported citing the police. The roommate had returned to stay with the victim on July 23. According to Hindustan Times, the assailant believed Kriti had a role in his girlfriend leaving and going back to the PG.

10. As per PTI, when asked about the motive of the murder, Bengaluru Police Commissioner B Dayananda said, “We don’t know it yet. He [the accused] has to be brought here and then we have to take his police custody and a thorough investigation and interrogation has to be conducted… only then further details can be shared.”

11. The incident has raised questions about the security lapses at the PG accommodation, where there were no caretakers or security at the time of the incident, The Hindu cited the police as saying. It has also shed light on the grim reality of how unsafe women are in the country.

With inputs from agencies