Bengaluru Techie Murder: Teen Neighbour Killed, Torched Flat After Sexual Assault Resistance

• Accenture techie Sharmila DK (34) was found dead in her Bengaluru apartment on January 3.
• Initially, police suspected suffocation from a fire, but later revealed it was murder.
• 18-year-old neighbour Karnal Kurai confessed to killing her after she resisted sexual advances.
• Kurai allegedly entered through a sliding window, assaulted her, and then set fire to the flat to destroy evidence.
• He fled after stealing her mobile phone and has been booked under BNS sections for murder and destruction of evidence.

Why It Matters: Teen neighbour murdered Bengaluru techie and torched her flat after she resisted sexual assault.