The Kora police have stepped up the investigation into the triple murder reported at Kunchangi village on the outskirts of Tumakuru on Thursday.
Passersby noticed a burnt car in an isolated place and alerted the police. The police rushed to the spot and found three charred bodies in the back seat and in the boot space of the car.
The police, with the help of the car registration number, ascertained the identity of the deceased as Sahul, 45, Istiyaq, 56, and Imtiyaz of Belthangady, Dakshina Kannada.