Overview

• The autopsy overturned the initial natural death ruling by identifying fatal head trauma inflicted with a kitchen wooden stick.
• Shruthi was arrested on murder charges after confessing in police custody to striking her husband during a domestic dispute.
• She maintains she acted to protect herself and her daughters from repeated alcohol-fuelled violence and alleged financial neglect.
• Police and prosecutors are reviewing Unnatural Death Registry procedures, forensic reports and witness statements ahead of forthcoming hearings.
• The couple’s two daughters are under their grandmother’s care with Bhaskar’s rental income designated for their support.