Bengaluru, Nov. 7 -- Kengeri Police have arrested a man for allegedly murdering a 65-year-old woman for money and gold near a temple in Vrushabhavathi Nagar.

According to the press note issued by the Commissioner of Police, Bengaluru City, the incident came to light on November 3, 2026, when a local resident noticed that Narayanamma, aged 65, had died in front of the Pataladamma Temple at Vrushabhavathi Nagar Layout, Konasandra, within the limits of Kengeri Police Station.

Police said that due to family problems, the elderly woman had left her house and had been sleeping in front of the temple for the past several days. The resident informed her son, who identified the body. Based on his complaint, a case was initially registered as an ...