Overview
- The charred body found April 4 on the road between Kalmud and Kamalapur set off the investigation that identified the victim as Jyothi Kapale.
- Kalaburagi police arrested 27-year-old Amar Mallappa Kudalli, who police say admitted in custody to killing the government schoolteacher.
- Officers attribute the attack to a loan dispute, saying he owed her about ₹13–14 lakh from money she provided for his milk business.
- Police say he picked her up, drove toward Kalmud, attacked her with a machete, then burned the body to hide evidence.
- Investigators used call logs and cell-tower data to place both phones together through the night and at the scene, leading to his arrest and a murder case.