Overview
- Police recovered 25‑year‑old V. Tejaswini’s body from a temple pond after neighbours alerted authorities following the early‑hours incident on Saturday.
- CCTV footage tracked her leaving home unclothed, briefly entering a local Beerappa temple where she handled a deity’s cloth or idol, and then running to the adjacent pond before jumping in.
- Rescue teams from HYDRAA and the Disaster Response Force retrieved the body and the case was registered while the post‑mortem was completed and the body handed to her family.
- Investigators say Tejaswini had a recent history of depressive episodes and panic‑like symptoms, had quit a Bengaluru IT job months earlier, and had been house‑hunting with her mother the day before.
- Police continue forensic and digital checks, are searching the pond for the missing idol, and are examining unusual rent and housing records as they seek a definitive motive.