A Kolkata woman was brutally murdered allegedly by a cab driver who tried to rob her on the way to Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru on 31 July, according to reports.
The cab driver HM Nagesh, a resident of Hegganahalli Cross, was caught on 21 August, after investigations by the local police. According to The New Indian Express, he had missed out on paying two EMIs on his vehicle loan and needed money.
Pooja Singh De, 32, was a model-cum-event manager who had visited the city on 30 July for an event. She was returning to Kolkata when the crime took place. The victim had been found with head injuries and multiple stab wounds, according to Deccan Herald.