The Gurmitkal Police have cracked a case in which a man was found hanging from a tree in a field in Konkal village in Gurmitkal taluk of the district on June 16 and arrested the wife of victim and another person for allegedly murdering him.
The victim was identified as Kashappa Nagappa Mallappagol. The accused are Anita and Nagaraj.
In a release on Saturday, Superintendent of Police C.B. Vedamurthy stated that initially, the police had registered an UDR after the body of the victim was found hanging from a tree and a complaint was lodged by the sister of victim Kashamma.