Overview
- Police in Vijayapura said Prabhu Ratnakar was arrested on February 17 after they exhumed the body of his wife, Sarojini, from the couple’s Devarahipparagi home.
- According to police, he allegedly confessed during questioning that a late‑night quarrel on January 23 over debts preceded the killing in the early hours of January 24.
- The husband had reported Sarojini missing on February 2 and took part in a public search, which police now describe as staged during the 24 days before the body was found.
- Reports differ on the weapon used, with accounts citing either a wooden stick or an iron rod, and a News18 report attributes to police an unverified claim that the accused was a drug addict.
- Officers say the body was exhumed following due procedure, a post‑mortem was completed and handed to the family, a murder case was registered, and the investigation continues.