Overview

• A 20–21-year-old woman identified as Darshitha, also reported as Rakshitha, was found dead with severe facial injuries in a Bherya lodge in Saligrama taluk, Mysuru, on Saturday.
• Lodge staff and locals detained the accused, Siddaraju, after he tried to claim a mobile phone blast, and Saligrama police subsequently arrested him.
• Mysuru police say the accused used a chemical powder combination, and samples have been sent to the Forensic Science Laboratory for identification.
• Officials have clarified that no gelignite stick, detonator, or bomb was recovered, countering earlier media reports that described an explosive device.
• A case has been registered at Saligrama police station, forensic teams have collected evidence, and the investigation into the exact cause of death is ongoing.