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Bengaluru Woman Held After Boyfriend Burned Alive in Alleged ‘Western-Style’ Trap

Investigators point to a seized video as evidence of a planned killing.

Overview

  • Police say the 27-year-old, Kiran, died in Anjananagar on Tuesday after his partner lured him home, tied and blindfolded him, and set him on fire.
  • Officers have registered a murder case, taken the woman into custody, and sent the body for post-mortem as they map the sequence of events.
  • Investigators report that her suicide claim unraveled when CCTV showed Kiran arrived without any fuel and scene marks indicated restraints.
  • Police have seized her phone and say a video of the burning is now key digital evidence under forensic review.
  • Detectives are probing motive and premeditation, citing tensions over marriage and signs that petrol or kerosene was arranged in advance.