Bengaluru, July 16 -- A fresh complaint was filed on Tuesday by a woman seeking help in tracing her daughter's skeletal remains, who went missing in 2003 near Dharmasthala, police said. This comes amid the ongoing investigation into alleged mass graves, disappearances, and crimes against women and students in Dharmasthala over the past two decades.

Ananya Bhat, an 18-year-old first-year MBBS student, was reported missing in May 2003 while she was on a trip to Dharmasthala with a group of friends. According to the complaint filed on Tuesday, the group had gone for shopping while Bhat stayed back as she wanted to visit the temples. However, when the friends returned they could not find her.

"Ananya's friends called me and informed me that...