A 65-year-old woman was found murdered in her house under mysterious circumstances on Marenahalli Main Road in MC Layout on Friday.
The deceased has been identified as BS Anandamma, who was staying in the house with her younger sister Chandramma. Police suspect that the woman might have been murdered over property issues as she was involved in property dispute cases pending before the court. She was also running illegal money lending business.
The incident happened when four people entered her house around 6.45pm.
Police suspect that the miscreants smothered Anandamma with a towel. They fled the scene with the woman’s gold chain and a pair of earrings.
Chandramma initially told police that the miscreants slit her sister’s throat. However, police did not find any blood flowing from the throat. On being questioned, Chandramma told police that she was mentally unstable. Police saw Anandamma bleeding from her hand.
Police came to know about the incident around 7.30pm and rushed to the spot. Joint commissioner of police (crime) Alok Kumar, deputy commissioner of police (west) SN Sidramappa, ACP Shekhar and other officials too rushed to the spot.
Preliminary investigation revealed that the four people came to Anandamma’s house asking the address of real estate broker Mary. Neighbours told the four that they did not Mary. The assailants then entered Anandamma’s house and were there for over 30 minutes having some interaction.
After killing Anandamma, they fled the scene. Police have seized some slippers left by the killers.
The body has been shifted to Victoria Hospital for a post-mortem examination.
Police said that the deceased had a building in Yelahanka, six houses in Vijayanagar, four acres of land and a site in Chikkanayakanahalli.
Her husband and two sons had died some years ago. Two other sons — Mohan and Krishna — stay elsewhere.
Mohan, who resides in Nelamangala and is an employee of BHEL, came to spot after coming to know about the murder.
A case has been registered in Vijayanagar police station. Investigation is on.
