A 40-year-old woman was stabbed to death allegedly by her male friend.
The incident took place near a government school in Pillanna Garden in the K.G. Halli Police Station limits on Friday.
The victim has been identified as Renuka 40, a resident of Pillanna Garden. The police took the accused Kutti 43, a resident of K.G. Halli, into custody. Kutti was working in a private firm.
According to the police, Renuka was a domestic help. She was divorced, and had been in a relationship with Kutti, a married man. The two had known each other for a while as they had lived in nearby localities.
When Renuka began pressuring Kutti to marry her, saying she no longer wanted a secret affair, Kutti reportedly opposed the idea. On Friday, as Renuka was returning home from work, Kutti called her to meet near the government school, claiming he wanted to talk.
