Jun 16, 2025 12:20 PM IST

The two had been in a relationship for six years. However, the girl’s dad and mom opposed the connection and despatched her to stick with family in Gadag city.

Six months after a 26-year-old girl disappeared from Gadag in #Karnataka, police have arrested her boyfriend for allegedly murdering her and burying her physique in an try and destroy proof.

Gadag girl’s boyfriend held six months after her homicide and burial.(PTI File)

The accused, 28-year-old #Satish Hiremath, was taken into custody on Sunday following an in depth investigation. The deceased has been recognized as #Madhushree Angadi, a resident of #Narayanapura village in Gadag taluk. Satish additionally hails from the identical village.

The two had been in a relationship for six years. However, #Madhushree’s dad and mom opposed the connection and despatched her to stick with family in Gadag city.

However, on the night time of December 16 final yr, #Madhushree left her relative’s house and disappeared. With no signal of her return, her household filed a lacking particular person’s grievance at Betageri police station on January 12, 2025.

Gadag superintendent of police, BS Namegouda, mentioned, “#Madhushree had been pressing her boyfriend to marry her, leading to frequent arguments.” 

During the inquiry, it was revealed that Satish had taken her to a farmhouse close to #Narayanapura that night time, the place a heated confrontation passed off. In a match of rage, he strangled her with a veil and buried her physique close by.

Accused labored at gasoline station, secretly scattered girlfriend’s stays

Satish then resumed work at a petroleum bunk, pretending to haven’t any data of her disappearance. “To avoid suspicion, he periodically visited the burial site to scatter her remains and destroy evidence,” SP Namegouda mentioned.

Initially, Satish advised police he had dropped #Madhushree off on the outskirts of city on a two-wheeler and didn’t know what occurred after that. Police briefly thought of the likelihood that the 2 had eloped, however her continued silence raised suspicion.

An important breakthrough got here by technical proof, #Madhushree’s cellphone had pinged from a location that contradicted Satish’s model of occasions. When confronted, Satish confessed to the homicide and led officers to the burial spot.

“As soon as we received information about the incident during interrogation, our officers registered a murder case and initiated a thorough investigation. The accused has been taken into custody, and we are planning to take him into police custody for further investigation and evidence collection,” the senior officer added.

Police have recovered some skeletal stays, although #Madhushree’s cranium is but to be discovered. Forensic evaluation and additional investigation are ongoing.

With PTI inputs