India, June 30 -- A 33-year-old man has been arrested in Bengaluru for allegedly killing his live-in partner and dumping her body in a BBMP truck.

According to a report by India Today, the police identified the accused as Shamsuddin, a native of Assam, who was tracked down and arrested within 20 hours of the crime.

The woman, identified as Asha, 40, a widow from Hulimavu, was found dead in the early hours of Sunday in Koramangala's ST Bed Layout, a bustling residential area in South Bengaluru.

According to DCP Lokesh B Jagalasar (South Division), police rushed to the spot after local residents alerted them about a suspicious bag inside a BBMP garbage vehicle, the report added.

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