A non-resident Indian from Australia was found dead in the Naviluteertha dam near Saundatti in Belagavi district of Karnataka on August 20.
Residents of Goravanakolla village informed the police after finding a body floating in the backwaters. The body was later identified as that of Priyadarshini Lingaraj Patil, 40, of Dharwad.
She had left Australia three days ago. She is married to an IT engineer in Australia. The couple has two children. The husband in children are in Australia.