Woman's body recovered from Bengaluru lake

NT Correspondent

Bengaluru: The body of a 21-year-old woman was recovered from a lake on the outskirts of the city under mysterious circumstances, police said on Thursday. The deceased has been identified as R Sahana, a resident of Harohalli near Hosur, they said. Police stated that the victim's father claimed it was an accident, while her boyfriend alleged it was a case of 'honour killing' as her father had opposed their relationship due to their belonging to different communities.

According to the police, the victim's father Ramamurthy stated in his complaint that while riding a two-wheeler on Tuesday he lost control of the vehicle, causing both himself and his daughter who was riding pillion to fall into a lake at Hebbagodi. Though he managed to survive, his daughter who allegedly did not know how to swim, drowned. He then immediately went to the police station and lodged a complaint, a senior police officer said.