Live-in partner arrested for Kerala dentist’s murder

Mahesh, the live-in partner of Sona, was on Tuesday arrested by the police for stabbing her to death following a quarrel.

Sona was a practising dentist and ran her clinic, near here while Mahesh was a contractor.

According to the police, following a rift between the two over sharing the proceeds from her dental clinic, there was an altercation between at the clinic on September 28.

Mahesh stabbed her in front of her relatives and ran away.

Sona succumbed to her injuries on October 3.

The police took Mahesh into custody early Tuesday after days of manhunt.

Sona was previously married and has a daughter from the earlier marriage.