Daijiworld Media Network – Byndoor
Byndoor, Aug 31: A 45-year-old woman from Bengaluru, who had gone missing from the premises of Kollur Sri Mookambika Temple on August 27, was found dead in the Souparnika river.
According to a complaint filed by her mother, Vimala of Thyagarajanagar, Bengaluru, her daughter, Vasudha Chakravarthy, had travelled to Kollur in her car (KA04-MY-7092) and parked it near a temple guest house. When repeated attempts to reach her daughter on the phone went unanswered, the complainant visited Kollur on August 29 and enquired with temple staff. They informed her that Vasudha had been behaving in a disturbed manner within the temple premises before suddenly running out onto the road.
Despite extensive searches around the temple and surrounding areas, no information was found initially, and Kollur Police registered a missing person’s case (Crime No. 68/2025).
Later, based on local inputs, it was suspected that Vasudha had entered the Souparnika river. Search operations were carried out by locals, Byndoor fire and emergency services personnel, and a rescue team led by Eshwar Malpe.
On Saturday, the search team recovered the body about three kilometres downstream from the spot where she had reportedly entered the river. The body had drifted through dense forested stretches before surfacing in the plains.
Police have taken up further investigation.