MUMBAI: K Rasila Raju, the 23-year-old systems engineer working at Infosys in Pune, was killed for objecting to staring and stalking by the security guard, the police have said.
She was strangled to death with a computer cable at her workstation in Rajiv Gandhi Infotech Park in Hinjawadi on Sunday evening.
Bhaben Sailcia, a 26-year-old from Assam who worked as a watchman in the office, was arrested by the police from Mumbai on Monday morning. Rasila had warned Bhaben over stalking a few days ago, angered by which he was searching for an opportunity to teach her a lesson, the police told the Express.
Bhaben's shift got over at 6.30 pm and he left the campus like any other day. He went to his house, packed his bag and left for Mumbai in a bid to escape, the police said.
Cops were able to ascertain that Bhaben was the only one who had accessed the room where she was sitting alone and working. She had come to work at 2 pm and was to work till 11 pm.
Police said that she was killed at around 6.30 pm but the murder came to light only at around 8 pm when a security guard found her body lying on the floor in the conference room.
Her manager was trying to get in touch with Rasila but after around 5.30 pm she did not respond to any call. After trying to call her for some time, the manager contacted security personnel and asked them to check if Rasila was at her desk. When the security guard came to her desk, he spotted Rasila's body lying on the floor, police sources said.
Infosys released a statement on Monday, saying it is doing all it can to help police with their investigation. By the time cops reached the crime scene it was around 8.30 pm. It took them a couple of hours to figure from access codes to the room and CCTV footage of the building. They were able to track the watchman's mobile number and trace his movements constantly.
By around 3 am a team of cops from Hinjewadi was able to nab Bhaben from CST from where he was preparing to head to his hometown in Assam.
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