Police suspect she was sexually abused before being killed. Police said she was last seen with a man in his 40s in the room from where her body was recovered. “We couldn’t make out if there are any injuries on the body of the deceased as it was highly decomposed. The autopsy report will help determine the cause of death and whether there was any sexual assault,” a police officer said.

Bengaluru cafe blast suspect has been arrested by the NIA as per TV reports. The individual, identified as Shabbir, was apprehended in Ballari, Karnataka. The blast at Rameshwaram cafe in Whitefield on March 1 left at least nine injured. Following an order from MHA, NIA took over the case last week. The agency has released several visuals of the suspect’s bus travels in recent days.

States have been instructed to sanitise routes, have back-up plans in place, and subject venues to strict security checks as soon as the prime minister’s programme is confirmed