Overview
- Victim Yamini Priya, 20, was attacked in daylight near the Mantri Mall/Jakkarayanakere railway tracks while returning from college around 2:30 pm, according to police.
- Bengaluru police arrested Vignesh on murder charges and Harish on suspicion of aiding his escape, and recovered the alleged knife along with the two-wheeler used.
- Investigators cite a revenge motive tied to a rejected marriage proposal, with police accounts that a corrosive substance may have been thrown before her throat and face were slashed.
- Family and police records indicate prior stalking complaints this year, after which Srirampura police obtained an undertaking from the suspect not to trouble her.
- The case has been registered under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita’s murder provision, with CCTV analysis, forensic work and witness statements ongoing.