Infosys techie found dead in Pune hotel, suspect arrested

An Infosys techie was found dead inside a hotel in Pune in the early hours of Sunday morning with police officials claiming that she was shot dead after finding a gunshot wound to her head, an Indian Express report said.

Local police said that the woman, identified as Vandana Dwivedi, was found dead in a hotel in the Laxmi Nagar area of the city and have arrested a man named Rishabh Nigam, who is suspected to have murdered her. Initial investigations indicated that the woman had come to the hotel with Nigam on Saturday evening.

"Initial probe suggests that the deceased and the suspect were in a relationship and there was an ongoing dispute between them. The suspect, identified as Rishabh Nigam, is believed to have murdered her by shooting her in the head. He had fled after the incident," a senior police officer said.

"The hotel room booking was done in the name of Vandana and Rishabh. So he is our prime suspect. Further probe is on," another police official told NDTV.