Overview
- Vidya, a resident of Attibele, gave a video dying declaration accusing her husband, Basavaraju, and father-in-law, Mariswamachari, of injecting mercury with intent to kill.
- Police recorded her statement on November 23 and registered an FIR that was initially under cruelty and attempt-to-murder, later amended to include dowry death under the BNS.
- An autopsy has been completed and viscera have been sent to the Forensic Science Laboratory, with toxicology and medico-legal opinions awaited.
- Doctors at Oxford Hospital reportedly detected mercury in her body; she was later treated at Victoria Hospital, underwent dialysis, and died after nine months of illness.
- The accused have not been arrested, and investigators say further action will follow receipt of FSL results and post-mortem findings.