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Two more bodies found in Salem forest; three of seven recovered in Bengaluru family case

Two more bodies found in Salem forest; three of seven recovered in Bengaluru family case

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Two additional bodies have been recovered near Chamundi Hill in Mysuru, linked to the Bengaluru serial murder case also referred to as the Rajajinagar murders. According to reports, the bodies were placed in gunny bags and dumped in the forest. This development raises the number of bodies traced in the investigation to five, while authorities continue to search for the remaining two victims.

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  • left · 2 outlets

    Police recover decomposed bodies of accused’s wife and mother-in-law from Tamil Nadu’s Yercaud forest as search continues across two states for remaining victims

    — The Federal

  • center · 3 outlets

    The body of seven-year-old Puneeth, son of Shankar, one of the victims, was recovered near Nandi Hills

    — Deccan Chronicle

  • right · 1 outlet

    BENGALURU: Police in Bengaluru have recovered two more bodies in the case of the alleged murder of seven members of one family in the city, taking the number of bodies found so far to three, officers said. The remains were found in a forested stretch of Salem district in neighbouring Tamil Nadu. The…

    — The Pioneer

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BENGALURU: Police in Bengaluru have recovered two more bodies in the case of the alleged murder of seven members of one family in the city, taking the number of bodies found so far to three, officers said. The remains were found in a forested stretch of Salem district in neighbouring Tamil Nadu. The…

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  3. The New Indian Express Center Express Publications (Madurai) Ltd.

    Two more bodies linked to Bengaluru murder case recovered in Tamil Nadu

    BENGALURU: The North division police with the help of neighbouring Tamil Nadu police recovered two more bodies from a dense forest in the Salem ghat section of Tamil Nadu, in the horrific murder of seven members of a family in the city. With the latest recovery, the bodies of three of the seven…

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  6. The Pioneer Center-Right The Pioneer Current article

    Two more bodies found in Salem forest; three of seven recovered in Bengaluru family case

    BENGALURU: Police in Bengaluru have recovered two more bodies in the case of the alleged murder of seven members of one family in the city, taking the number of bodies found so far to three, officers said. The remains were found in a forested stretch of Salem district in neighbouring Tamil Nadu. The…

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