Lovers Since School, A Trip To Goa And Then Murder: Bengaluru Man Flees After Killing Girlfriend

Bengaluru Woman Murder in Goa: What began as a getaway to Goa turned tragic when a young woman from Bengaluru was found murdered in a forested area near Margao, South Goa. The man accused of killing her was her long-time partner, someone she had known, and reportedly has been dating, since her school days.

The woman, who worked as non-teaching staff at a school in Bengaluru, had travelled to Goa with her boyfriend, Sanjay Kevin. Their relationship, spanning several years, ended in brutal violence, police said.

On June 16, Goa Police received a call reporting the body of an unidentified woman found in the forest area. “On 16th June, we received a call about the body of an unidentified woman found lying in the forest area. After our team reached the spot, it was deduced that it was a clear case of murder. Based on the evidence found, we narrowed down a location and a man from Karnataka, whom the Karnataka Police detained. After questioning the man, the whole story was revealed,” Superintendent of Police Tikam Singh Verma told ANI.

The investigation revealed that the couple had not made any hotel bookings and may have been in conflict during the trip. “The victim and the accused were in a relationship for many years and had known each other since school. They had come to Goa for a trip. They had many issues regarding their relationship, which led to the man killing the woman. Soon after murdering by slitting the woman's throat, the man fled from Goa, but we caught him en route there. They did not have stay bookings,” SP Verma added.

In a separate but equally tragic case from Karnataka earlier this month, a 30-year-old woman, Renuka Sayabanna Kannolli, was murdered in Vijayapura's Indira Nagar area. She was allegedly attacked by Sanju Banasode while riding a bike, reportedly over an "immoral relationship". Despite being rushed to the district hospital, she succumbed to her injuries after treatment.