Overview
- Police identified the accused as Akshay B J, who allegedly killed his parents Bhimaraj and Jayalakshmi and sister Amrutha at their Kottur rental around January 27.
- Two days later he filed a missing‑persons case in Bengaluru; contradictions in his account led to detention and a confession, according to officers.
- After giving conflicting statements about disposal, he admitted burying the bodies inside the house, which was then sealed for examination.
- The remains were exhumed in the presence of a magistrate and forensic teams, and viscera were sent for laboratory analysis to establish cause of death.
- Tilak Nagar police have registered a murder case and are probing motive, including a reported family dispute and property angles, while the FIR flags possible involvement of another person.