Kodagu murder case: Accused who escaped from police re-arrested in Rajasthan's Kota

Kodagu police had taken him to Telangana for a crime scene re-enactment, during which he managed to escape on October 31

Madikeri: Ankur Rana from Haryana, accused in a murder case and who had escaped from Kodagu police, has been re-arrested by police in Kota, Rajasthan.

Recently, Kodagu police had taken him to Telangana for a crime scene re-creation, during which he managed to escape on October 31. For six consecutive days, police conducted a search across Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Haryana, and Rajasthan.

Niharika (29) from Telangana, along with her friends, Bengaluru veterinarian Nikhil Maireddy (28) and Ankur Rana (30) from Haryana, allegedly murdered her third husband, Ramesh Kumar from Telangana, and disposed of the body near an estate in Suntikoppa on October 8.

Only ashes and remains of the body were found. In connection with this complex case, police reviewed over 500 CCTV footage and arrested the accused on October 25.