Karnataka Man Kills Lover By Setting Off Explosive In Her Mouth

Victim wanted to end relationship, move to Dubai to stay with husband, cops say

- EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE @ Mysuru

A 20-year-old woman was brutally murdered by her lover, who put an electric detonator in her mouth and exploded it, in Bherya village of Saligrama taluk in Mysuru district. The accused initially tried to mislead people, claiming that she had died in a mobile phone blast.

The victim, Darshitha, who hailed from Gerasanahalli in Hunsur taluk, was the mother of a two-year-old girl. She was allegedly killed by her lover Siddaraju BN (22), a hardware shop employee from Bilikere village in Periyapatna taluk.

The two had been in a relationship for seven years.

Darshitha was married to Subhash AP from Kannur in Kerala, who works as a driver in Dubai. She frequently visited Mysuru to meet Siddaraju.