Overview
- Forest personnel stopped a Haryana-registered car around midnight at the Maldare–Lingapura check-post and discovered the woman was already dead.
- The deceased was identified as Nanki Devi, 45, from Sirsa district in Haryana, who had been living in Mysuru.
- Three men — named in reports as Rakesh (described by some reports as her husband), Vikas and Satbir/Satvir — were detained after giving inconsistent statements.
- Investigators noted a ligature mark on her neck; the men claimed she attempted suicide in Mysuru and that they were driving to a hospital in Kodagu, a route police are scrutinizing.
- A case was registered at Siddapura Police Station and the body was sent to Madikeri for post-mortem, with officials indicating suicide is suspected pending the autopsy and a handover to Mysuru’s Metagalli police is likely.