Puttur: The Place is notorious for Hindu girls carried away by Muslim boys, and quarrels in private and public, besides scandals of finance.

A wife murdered and her body found lying in a nearby forest on Monday, a little distance away from her home, while her estranged husband not to be seen since Monday evening these facts do not required a Sherlock Holmes to find out who is the probable killer. He is absconding.

Renuka (24) had married Muralidhar 4 year ago and had a daughter Yajana (18 month old baby). She worked in a fancy store in Kadaba, part of Puttur.

Villagers have seen Renuka leaving home with husband to collect fodder from the forest for their cattle, on Monday, February 27. As Renuka did not return late at night her brother and neighbors went search and found the body in the forest.

A boulder used for crushing her was seen nearby. Muralidhar has mental problems, say the neighbors, as evidenced by prescriptions of a doctor found at home. He is missing now.

Puttur ACP, Anuchet and rural CIP H.Y. Jagdish were called to the spot of death.

Sniffer dogs are employed to locate the killer.