A 36-year-old home alone woman was strangled to death and her gold chain was robbed at her house in Konasandra in Kengeri on Saturday.
The deceased has been identified as Divya, a homemaker. Her husband Gurumurthy, who runs a salon, had gone to work.
According to the police, the assailant had gained entry on the pretext of checking the house on rent and killed her to rob her valuables. The incident came to light when neighbours went to check on her and found her dead.
