Bengaluru, Aug 29: Sheila, 37, from northwest Bengaluru, was arrested in connection with the alleged kidnap and murder of another woman whose charred body was found in Mandya district. Her accomplice, Arun, is at large.
The body of Thimmamma, 56, a chit fund operator, was found on August 25. Police said she was kidnapped by Sheila, who had invested in her chit fund. Sheila would visit Thimmamma to pay her instalments and during one of those visits, she realized Thimamma had lots of money. On August 25, she and Arun bundled Thimamma into a car and took her to Mandya district where they killed her and burned the body.
Thimmamma's four children alerted police about Sheila's motive.
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