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Belthangady: Body of young woman found in pond under suspicious circumstances

Belthangady: Body of young woman found in pond under suspicious circumstances


Mangalore Today News Network

Belthangady, July 12, 2025: In a tragic and suspicious incident, the body of a 19-year-old woman was found in a pond near her house in Belalu village of Belthangady taluk on Friday.

The deceased has been identified as Veena (19), daughter of Nagesh, a resident of Kukkottu in Belalu. Her body was discovered in the pond near their residence around noon on July 11.


Woman dead body


According to her family, Veena was suffering from mental health issues and was undergoing treatment at a hospital in Puttur. She had a one-and-a-half-month-old infant, who had been sent to stay with relatives in Subrahmanya due to her health condition.

On the day of the incident, Veena was at home but suddenly went missing. Her father Nagesh went to the Dharmasthala police station to lodge a missing complaint. Meanwhile, the family began searching for her and eventually discovered her body in the pond.

Fire and emergency services personnel, along with the Shaurya disaster response team, retrieved the body later that night, Nagesh stated.

Officials including Belthangady Tahsildar Prithvi Sanikem, FSL SOCO staff Arpita, Belthangady Circle Inspector Nagesh Kadri, and Dharmasthala police visited the site and conducted an inspection.

Veena’s body has been sent to KS Hegde Hospital in Mangaluru for postmortem. The police have registered a case at Dharmasthala station and are investigating, as several questions remain regarding the circumstances of her death.


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