Pratibha Murthy murder verdict on October 6

BANGALORE - A fast track court will deliver its verdict on October 6 in the rape and murder case of Pratibha Murthy.

Murthy, an employee of the Hewlett-Packard run business process outsourcing arm in Bangalore, was allegedly raped and murdered in 2005 by the driver of a vehicle leased by her employer.

The accused first confessed to the crime, but later backtracked and denied all the charges.e later went on to say that he was not all connected with the case and didn’t even know the BPO employee.

“Whoever has done the crime, I am not the one,” said Shiv Kumar when he was escorted out of the court by policemen.

The trial has been in the courts for four and a half years.

The accused driver took Murthy to an isolated place and later slit her throat before dumping the body in a pit near Anjanapura layout on December 13, 2005. (ANI)