{
  "id": 9986665,
  "title": "Bengaluru man kills wife, dumps body in vacant plot; civic workers find it days later",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/bengaluru-man-kills-wife-dumps-body-in-vacant-plot-civic-workers-find",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-26T13:24:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times",
    "slug": "hindustan-times",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/bengaluru-man-kills-wife-dumps-body-in-vacant-plot-civic-workers-find-it-days-later-101790423646675.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A man from Odisha, Sagar Chandra Rawat, allegedly killed his wife Anusuya during a disagreement over money matters in Bengaluru, then hid her body inside their home for three days. On August 11, the couple argued about finances, leading to Rawat assaulting and strangling his wife until she suffocated, according to police. He left her body inside their house for three days before wrapping it in a sheet and carrying it away around midnight. Fearing discovery, Rawat buried the body at a vacant plot in MS Nagar near Sampigehalli, police said on Saturday. The body was discovered days later by workers cleaning the plot following a Greater Bengaluru Authority directive for property owners to maintain their premises. Despite the body being highly decomposed, police identified Anusuya through a mall tag on her clothing, which led to billing details, and a Ganesha pendant.",
  "summary": "A senior police officer said inquiries at the mall helped investigators establish woman's identity and trace her address.",
  "key_points": [
    "Odisha native Sagar Chandra Rawat killed wife Anusuya over money dispute.",
    "Rawat hid wife's body for three days before burying it in vacant plot.",
    "Decomposed body identified via mall tag and Ganesha pendant."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}