A file photo of the Shiradi Ghat stretch on Bengaluru-Mangaluru National Highway 75. Image for representational purposes only.
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In a significant development in the case of the murders of seven members of a family, which has sent shockwaves across Karnataka, the police have now successfully recovered all seven bodies. The recovery of the bodies was a crucial step in the probe into the ghastly murders, to build a strong case.

The latest breakthrough came on Monday (November 9, 2026), with the police recovering two more bodies from Shiradi Ghat, in the Western Ghats of Karnataka. The bodies have been identified as those of Shankar, the accused Indushekhar’s brother-in-law and his wife, Nalini, who were among the seven victims.

The development comes a day after the police recovered two bodies of the accused’s brother-in-law, Shivakumar and his wife, Divya, from the foothills of Chamundi Hills on Sunday (November 8, 2026). A day before that, the police had recovered two more bodies of the accused’s wife, Sunita and her mother, Roopavathi, from Salem, Tamil Nadu. On November 6, they had recovered the body of a minor boy, Puneeth, 7, from the foothills of Nandi Hills.

The families have decided to conduct the last rites for all seven together in one place. The bodies, most of them found in a highly decomposed state, will be handed over to the family after autopsies have been conducted.

Following a missing complaint by the deceased Nalini’s mother, Tungamma, the Srirampura police on November 5 detained Indushekhar and his 17-year-old minor daughter and rescued an 11-year-old boy from them. The duo confessed to having killed seven members of their family. Indushekhar’s wife, mother-in-law, two brothers-in-law, and their families. The accused has reportedly claimed that marital discord and humiliation by his wife’s family spurred him to take revenge.

A video grab of the Bengaluru police recovering bodies of a family allegedly murdered by a cab driver over domestic disputes.
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Probe

Meanwhile, police teams investigating the ghastly murders are tracking down shops from which the accused allegedly purchased materials used to dispose of the bodies. Investigators are checking CCTV footage from these shops and recording statements from shop owners and staff to establish the purchases made by the accused and reconstruct his movements before and after the murders. 

Police personnel escort accused cab driver Indushekhar in Mysuru, on November 8, 2026. Indushekhar allegedly murdered seven members of his wife’s family, including a seven-year-old boy, over domestic disputes in Bengaluru
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Published – November 09, 2026 01:06 pm IST