India, Jan. 12 -- What was initially considered to be an accident - death caused by suffocation due to the fire in the apartment - has turned out to be a case of murder in Bengaluru. An 18-year-old man has been held for the alleged killing of a 34-year-old software engineer.

The accused has been identified as 18-year-old Karnal Kurai, originally a resident of Kerala, HT reported earlier.

He is the neighbour of the deceased woman and lives with his single mother, according to report published by The Indian Express.

The victim had been living with her friend in an apartment at Subramanya Layout in Ramamurthy Nagar, Bengaluru. She was originally from Kavoor in Mangaluru. She worked for the IT firm Accenture and was alone at home as her ro...