Bengaluru family murders: All seven bodies recovered

(Byline only for online) Bengaluru In a significant development in the case of the murders of seven members of a family, which has sent shockwaves across Karnataka, the police have now successfully recovered all seven bodies. The recovery of the bodies was a crucial step in the probe into the ghastly murders, to build a strong case. The latest breakthrough came on Monday (November 9, 2026), with the police recovering two more bodies from Shiradi Ghat, in the Western Ghats of Karnataka.

The bodies have been identified as those of Shankar, the accused Indushekhar’s brother-in-law and his wife, Nalini, who were among the seven victims. The development comes a day after the police recovered two bodies of the accused’s brother-in-law, Shivakumar and his wife, Divya, from the foothills of Chamundi Hills on Sunday (November 8, 2026). A day before that, the police had recovered two more bodies of the accused’s wife, Sunita and her mother, Roopavathi, from Salem, Tamil Nadu.

On November 6, they had recovered the body of a minor boy, Puneeth, 7, from the foothills of Nandi Hills.