Archive · 12 Jan 2026
Bengaluru Techie Murdered After Resisting Sexual Advances
A woman named Sharmila D Kushalappa, who worked as a software engineer, was found dead in her home in Bengaluru.
At first, people thought she died in a fire, but later, the police found out that she was killed by a young man named Karnal Kurai K. He lived next door and tried to do bad things to her.
When she said no, he hurt her and tried to cover up what he did by starting a fire.
The police are still investigating, and the man has been arrested for his crimes.
Sharmila D Kushalappa, a 34-year-old software engineer, was found dead in her Bengaluru home on January 3.
Initial suspicions of death by suffocation from a fire were later disproven by police investigation.
The accused, 18-year-old Karnal Kurai K, confessed to entering the victim's home and killing her after she resisted his sexual advances.
Kurai allegedly set a fire to destroy evidence and stole the victim's mobile phone.
The accused has been booked under multiple sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for murder, rape, causing death in vegetative state, and destroying evidence.
- Who
- Sharmila D Kushalappa, a 34-year-old software engineer, and Karnal Kurai K, an 18-year-old private college student
- What
- Murder of Sharmila D Kushalappa after she resisted sexual advances
- When
- January 3
- Where
- Subramanya Layout, Ramamurthynagar, Bengaluru
- Why
- The accused attempted to seek sexual favors and killed the victim when she resisted
Prosecution
Defense
Motive
Prosecution
The accused attempted to seek sexual favors and killed the victim when she resisted.
Defense
Not provided in the articles.
Evidence
Prosecution
Bloodstains from the victim's mouth and nose were found on the accused's clothes, and the accused confessed to the crime.
Defense
Not provided in the articles.
- Victim
- Sharmila D Kushalappa, 34, software engineer at Accenture
- Date of Death
- January 3
- Location
- Subramanya Layout, Ramamurthynagar, Bengaluru
- Accused
- Karnal Kurai K, 18, private college student
- Charges
- Murder, rape, causing death in vegetative state, and destroying evidence
- Investigation Status
- Ongoing
Sources
Bengaluru Techie, Found Dead A Week Ago, Was Killed By A Teen
Bengaluru woman techie did not die in fire, was killed: Police
Bengaluru Shocker: ‘Suffocated to death, flat set on fire’ – Harrowing details emerge from techie’s murder
East Bengaluru apartment fire was murder, teen neighbour arrested
Teen kills 34-year-old techie for refusing sexual advances
Bengaluru: 18-Year-Old Arrested For Killing 34-Year-Old Woman For Refusing Sexual Advances
18-Yr-Old Sneaks Into Neighbour's Flat, Kills Her for Refusing Sexual Advances
