Overview
- Varthur police registered a homicide case against unknown persons after 30-year-old Sonali Khatun was found near farmland in Siddapura.
- She had left home to retrieve a forgotten phone using her husband’s handset, which rang once and then was switched off before both phones went unreachable.
- Family members identified the body, and officers said there were no visible injuries beyond marks around the neck.
- Police say strangulation appears likely pending autopsy, and they have not established any motive or whether she knew the assailant.
- Teams are reviewing CCTV, questioning locals, visiting her workplace to verify her movements, and attempting to trace the missing and switched-off phones.