The beheaded body of a woman was found on NICE Road in Madanayakanahalli on Sunday.
Passersby, who saw the body, informed the police. After a search, the police found the severed head a few yards away from the spot.
The police identified her as Sangeetha (35), who had come from Tamil Nadu with her husband Shaktivelu. They were construction workers and residents of Andrahalli. The police suspect that Shaktivelu, who is absconding, might have dumped her body after killing her.
Killed in road accident
A seven-year-old girl was killed on the spot and her father sustained injuries after they were knocked down by a motorcycle in Devanahalli on Sunday.
The police identified the dead as Lakshmi, daughter of Anand, a daily wage labourer.
According to the police, the two were walking to their relative’s house in Devanahalli when the accident took place. They were walking on the road as there was no pavement on the stretch, the police said.
The motorcycle rider, identified by the police as Kishore Kumar, has sustained head and leg injuries and is undergoing treatment, according to the Devanahalli police who have registered a case.