Woman’s severed head, chopped up body found in 10 locations: Gruesome murder unfolds in Karnataka village

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The severed head and dismembered body of a woman were found stuffed in multiple plastic bags along the road at Kolala village in Koratagere, Karnataka, on August 7.

According to India Today, the first discovery was made on Thursday morning near the Mutyalamma Temple in Chimpuganahalli after locals noticed a dog dragging a severed hand on the road from nearby bushes. As locals informed police, another hand was found a kilometre away.

Things got murkier after other dismembered body parts of a woman, including her head, were recovered from 10 different locations. As per the report, the police recovered body parts from multiple locations - parts of intestines near Lingapura Road bridge, stomach and other internal organs near Bendone Nursery, and a leg along with a blood-stained bag near Jonigarahalli.

More body parts were found inside two bags on the road between Siddarabetta and Negalal, the report added. On Friday afternoon, the victim's head was recovered near Siddarabetta.

In total, body parts were recovered from 10 locations, falling under the jurisdiction of Koratagere and Kolala police stations.

India Today reported that based on the tattoos on the hands and facial features, police identified the victim as Lakshmidevamma, 42, a resident of Bellavi in Tumakuru taluk.

As per the report, the woman had been reported missing since August 4. Her husband, Basavaraju, had lodged a complaint with Bellavi police station.

The complainant had told the police that Lakshmidevamma had gone to Urdigere village on August 3 to visit her daughter, but did not return home that night. Investigators believe she was murdered and dismembered two days ago, the report added. Police are yet to trace the killer and find the motive for the murder.