South east division police arrested a 24-year-old habitual offender for raping a techie at knifepoint at her Paying Guest accommodation in Parappana Agrahara few days back. The accused was caught based on a physical description provided by the victim following which a portrait was prepared, which matched with Murali. The police had earlier questioned over 200 habitual offenders and rowdies in the south division before zero in on Murali. Murali is a native of a village near Kolar and has multiple criminal cases pending against him. The incident took place on August 25.

Source: The Hindu September 05, 2016 08:15 UTC