Mangaluru: Skeleton found hanging from tree in Talapady farm identified as missing Bihar man

Mangalore Today News Network

Mangaluru, Oct 8, 2025: Police have identified the human skeleton found hanging from a tree inside Akshaya Farm at Talapady Devipura on Tuesday (Oct 8) as that of Rahul Kumar, a native of Bihar who had been living in Manjeshwar, based on documents recovered from the site.

Rahul Kumar had been reported missing in Kerala two months ago, with a case registered at Manjeshwar Police Station on August 7. Since then, there had been no clues about his whereabouts.

On October 8, local workers noticed human bones while working in the farm and alerted Ullal police. Officers and a forensic (SOCO) team arrived at the scene to conduct an investigation.

Under the tree, police found a human skull, bones, a green Bermuda shorts, and a green T-shirt. A nylon rope was seen tied to a tree branch, with a pair of headphones and bones hanging from it. A saffron shawl was found on another branch, and a mobile phone was recovered from the shorts pocket.

The body was completely decomposed, leaving only bones and the skull, suggesting that the death occurred several months ago. Based on the mobile phone found with the clothes, police confirmed that the remains belonged to Rahul Kumar of Bihar.

Although the farm is surrounded by a compound wall, how the deceased entered the premises remains a mystery. Ullal police are continuing further investigation.