Spa employee stabbed 15 times by 'boyfriend' in B'luru

NT Correspondent

Bengaluru: A 42-year-old spa employee was killed by her male friend at Shalini Grounds in Jayanagar here Saturday evening.

Bengaluru city police identified the deceased as Farida Khanum, a native of Kolkata who was residing at a rented accomodation in JP Nagar here.

Launching a probe, the police arrested a private firm employee in connection with the murder of the woman.

The accused was identified as Girish alias Rehan Khan, 32, a resident of Jayanagar 6th Block in Bengaluru. It was revealed that Farida Khanum shifted to Bengaluru after her husband's death in Kolkata.

Her daughter was studying in a college back in her hometown. The accused Girish had converted to Islam and became a Muslim in 2011, naming himself as Rehan Khan.

According to the police, the two were in a relationship. Farida was working at a spa and Girish was not happy with the nature of her job.

He was forcing her to quit her job and the duo used to fight over the issue, as Farida was not keen on quitting.

Around 7:30 pm on Saturday the duo had a heated argument over the same issue, following which Girish allegedly slit her throat with a knife and stabbed her at least 15 times, the police said.