Overview

• Renuka Santosh Honakande, 27, was murdered on May 17 in Malabad village, Karnataka, by her husband Santosh and in-laws Kamanna and Jayashree.
• The accused staged the killing as a motorcycle accident by tying Renuka to the vehicle and dragging her body 120 feet to mislead investigators.
• Police uncovered that Renuka was pressured and ultimately killed due to her inability to conceive and ongoing dowry-related conflicts.
• During interrogation, Kamanna confessed to the crime after failing to provide consistent answers, revealing the staged accident plot.
• The three accused are now in judicial custody, charged with murder, dowry death, cruelty to a woman, destruction of evidence, and unlawful assembly under Indian law.