India, Nov. 6 -- The Subramanyapura police have solved the brutal murder of a 65-year-old woman in Uttarahalli within hours, arresting a young couple who lived as tenants in her house and allegedly killed her for gold to repay mounting debts.

The victim, identified as Shreelakshmi (65), wife of Ashwath Narayan, an incense-stick factory worker from Cottonpet, was found dead with injuries on her face and neck at her residence on Tuesday evening, The Hindu reported.

According to investigators, Shreelakshmi and her husband lived alone and had rented a portion of their house to Prasad Srishaila Makay (26) and his wife Sakshi Hanumantha Hodlura (23), who had been staying there for the past six months.

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