Preliminary investigation revealed that Vishwa was a habitual thief who exploited innocent girls. The accused is also an alcoholic and was caught while trying to steal. He was also part of a bike theft gang.
The accused targeted innocent girls, pretended to be in love and played the emotional card to extort gold, silver and cash from them. When Anjali would not agree to any of his attempts to rob him and flatly rejected his offer to accompany him to Mysore city, he brutally killed her.
The police had formed two teams to search for the killer. One team was searching in the South Karnataka region and the other team conducted a search operation in Davanagere and caught him. The police arrested the accused on Thursday.
The police could not catch him quickly because the killer did not have a mobile phone and had not used his phone for 15 days before Anjali was murdered.The jurisdictional Bendigere police were aware of the killer's history, but showed "complete negligence" despite a complaint by the girl's family.
Vishwa, 24, entered the house of Anjali Ambigera (20) at 5.30 am. On Wednesday, he stabbed the girl multiple times. Before she could react, Vishwa dragged Anjali Ambigera across the house, kicked and stabbed her. Later, he pushed her into the kitchen where he stabbed her repeatedly with a knife.
Despite efforts by Anjali's grandmother and two sisters to stop the attacker, he kills him and manages to escape.The incident that took place at Veerapura Oni is under the jurisdiction of Bendigeri police station.
Vishwa was blackmailing Anjali and pressurizing her to go to Mysore with him without informing her parents. The incident, which comes soon after the brutal murder of MCA student Neha Hiremath by her boyfriend, has raised concerns over women's safety across the state.
The BJP had demanded the resignation of Home Minister G Parameshwara, while Congress leaders have also demanded the transfer of Hubli-Dharwad Police Commissioner Renuka Sukumar for failing to sensitize the police force about women's safety issues. Needed
The accused targeted innocent girls, pretended to be in love and played the emotional card to extort gold, silver and cash from them. When Anjali would not agree to any of his attempts to rob him and flatly rejected his offer to accompany him to Mysore city, he brutally killed her.
The police had formed two teams to search for the killer. One team was searching in the South Karnataka region and the other team conducted a search operation in Davanagere and caught him. The police arrested the accused on Thursday.
The police could not catch him quickly because the killer did not have a mobile phone and had not used his phone for 15 days before Anjali was murdered.The jurisdictional Bendigere police were aware of the killer's history, but showed "complete negligence" despite a complaint by the girl's family.
Vishwa, 24, entered the house of Anjali Ambigera (20) at 5.30 am. On Wednesday, he stabbed the girl multiple times. Before she could react, Vishwa dragged Anjali Ambigera across the house, kicked and stabbed her. Later, he pushed her into the kitchen where he stabbed her repeatedly with a knife.
Despite efforts by Anjali's grandmother and two sisters to stop the attacker, he kills him and manages to escape.The incident that took place at Veerapura Oni is under the jurisdiction of Bendigeri police station.
Vishwa was blackmailing Anjali and pressurizing her to go to Mysore with him without informing her parents. The incident, which comes soon after the brutal murder of MCA student Neha Hiremath by her boyfriend, has raised concerns over women's safety across the state.
The BJP had demanded the resignation of Home Minister G Parameshwara, while Congress leaders have also demanded the transfer of Hubli-Dharwad Police Commissioner Renuka Sukumar for failing to sensitize the police force about women's safety issues. Needed
