Overview

• A complaint filed by relative Palaksha on August 7 led Alur police to register an unnatural death case and order the exhumation
• Officers recovered a skeleton from a backyard pit in Santebasavanahalli village on August 12 in the presence of revenue officials
• Authorities suspect the remains belong to 32-year-old Raghu, who vanished after returning home from his Bengaluru job following a prolonged absence
• The alleged accused, Raghu’s father Gangadhar, died on August 1, leaving investigators dependent on forensic results and witness statements to establish timing and motive
• Postmortem and forensic examinations at the Hassan Institute of Medical Sciences will aim to determine the cause and date of death