Overview

• Satish Hiremath was arrested on June 15 after mobile phone pings contradicted his claim of dropping Madhushree Angadi on the outskirts of Gadag
• Police say a marriage argument at a farmhouse on the night of December 16 led Hiremath, 28, to strangle the 26-year-old with her veil
• Investigators located skeletal remains near a stream in Narayanapura village, though Angadi’s skull remains missing
• Forensic experts are conducting tests to confirm the identity and cause of death and police plan to seek extended custody of Hiremath
• Madhushree and Hiremath had been in a secret six-year relationship before her family moved her to Gadag town