Police find skeletal remains of woman in Bengaluru bathroom

The skeletal remains of a woman who lived alone in a north Bengaluru duplex were discovered by police inside her bathroom late on August 7. The grim discovery was made after neighbors, noticing the house door ajar, alerted authorities fearing a theft.

The deceased has been identified as Dakshayani, also spelled Dakshayini, and was in her 50s. She lived alone at Havanur Layout in the Bagalagunte police station limits following the death of her husband approximately a decade ago and the earlier loss of her only son. Her body is suspected to have been decomposing in the house for roughly one to one and a half years, according to police estimates shared in initial reports.

The incident came to light around 8 p.m. on Friday, August 7, when residents of the locality saw her house open and called the 112 emergency helpline. Officers from the Bagalagunte police station responded and searched the premises, finding the skeletal remains in the bathroom. The remains were sent to the Forensic Science Laboratory for examination to help determine the exact cause and time of death.

Her brother, Mahesh Basappa, was contacted by police and informed of the discovery. He told investigators that his...