51-year-old Bengaluru woman arrested for killing transgender live-in partner

The Bengaluru Police has arrested a woman for allegedly killing her transgender partner during a heated argument.

Anagha, Published By:Sudeep Lavania

A 52-year-old woman was arrested for allegedly killing her transgender live-in partner by strangulating the latter with a towel after a heated argument in Bengaluru, officials said on Friday.

The body of Manju Naik, aged 42, was discovered at her residence in the Murugeshpalya neighbourhood of eastern Bengaluru on May 3. Manju used to reside with the accused woman, identified as Prema.

The police discovered Manju’s decomposed body after neighbours complained of a foul stench coming from the house of the couple.

According to the police, Naik had converted his gender after being biologically born as a trans male and had been living with Prema as a couple for 20 years.

On April 26, the couple started fighting after Manju came drunk. During the heated exchange, he started assaulting Prema. When Naik came to attack her with a knife, she strangled Naik with a towel.

The police recovered Manju’s body on May 3.

Speaking about the incident, DCP East of Bengaluru Police, Kuldeep Kumar said, “There was a foul smell coming in from the house. That’s how we got to know this has happened.”

A case has been registered in the matter under several sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and a further probe is underway.

Courtesy : India Today

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