Bengaluru techie murder: Accused Sukhbir Singh hid marital status from victim

IBM techie Kusum Rani Singla (31) was murdered on Tuesday in Bengaluru. She wads found dead in her flat that she shared with another woman. Police have arrested Sukhbir Singh (29), on the charge of killing her. He was taken into police custody for five days reports The Hindu.

Police sources say that Sukhbir was arrested from his native village in Haryana and brought down to Bengaluru late on Thursday. Sukhbir was reportedly employed as a computer network technician and was married. But he had hidden his marital status from Kusum who was looking to get married again after getting divorced. 

According to the daily, Sukhbir had connected with Kusum through a matrimonial site. Later they became friends on Facebook and exchanged phone numbers as well. It was on Tuesday afternoon that the duo met and he went to Kusum's apartment. Police officials have told the daily that when he was arrested in Haryana, the police also recovered valuables that belonged to Kusum from him. On Friday, Sukhbir was produced before the magistrate and is now in police custody for five days. 

A police officer was quoted in the report as saying that they are investigating whether the murder was committed in a fit of rage or was pre-planned. They are also looking at why he was registered on a matrimonial site when he was already married.