Overview
- Forest officials at the Maldare–Lingapura checkpost stopped a Haryana-registered car in the early hours of Saturday and discovered a woman inside who was already dead.
- The deceased was identified as Nanki Devi, 45, originally from Haryana and residing in Mysuru, with police noting a ligature mark on her neck.
- Three men in the car — her husband Rakesh Kumar and his friends Vikas and Satbir/Satveer — were detained after giving inconsistent statements.
- The men told investigators she had attempted suicide in Mysuru and that they were driving her to a hospital in Kodagu, a claim police are testing against the decision not to seek local treatment.
- An Unnatural Death Report has been registered at Siddapura, the body has been sent to Madikeri for autopsy, and police say the case could shift to Mysuru’s Metagalli police depending on the findings and place of death.