Ramesh, a 54-year-old businessman, went missing weeks back. Police have now found that his wife Niharika, her lover Nikhil and another accused, Ankur, were behind his murder
An unidentified, burnt body found in a coffee plantation in Karnataka’s Kodagu district three weeks back has led police to a gruesome murder plot. Ramesh, a 54-year-old businessman, went missing weeks back. Police have now found that his wife Niharika, her lover Nikhil and another accused, Ankur, executed a grisly murder plot for the businessman’s money and travelled across state borders to dispose of the body. The three have been arrested.
A Body Is Found
On October 8, police found a charred body at a coffee plantation near Suntikoppa in Kodagu. When attempts to identify the body failed, police started scanning CCTV footage to check vehicles that passed through the area. A red Mercedes Benz caught their attention. This car was found to be registered under the name Ramesh, whose wife had recently registered a missing complaint. Police then contacted their counterparts in Telangana where the car was registered.
The Investigation
As the probe progressed, police suspected the role of Ramesh’s wife Niharika P (29). When she was taken into custody, she admitted to involvement in Ramesh’s murder and named her accomplices, Nikhil, a veterinary doctor, and Ankur. Police found that Niharika had a troubled childhood. Her father died when she was 16 and her mother remarried. She excelled in academics, completed her engineering and started working. She married early, became a mother and separated later. At some point, when she was in Haryana, she became involved in financial fraud and went to jail. She met Ankur in prison.