India, April 4 -- In a twist in a 2020 murder case, the wife of the man who spent over a year in jail on charges of her murder has been found alive and appeared before the court. The case raised serious questions about lapses in the police investigation of the matter.

After the woman's shocking appearance, the court ordered the Superintendent of Police (SP) to submit a complete report on the case before April 17, PTI reported.

The incident was first reported when a 38-year-old man from Kushalnagar in Mysuru's Kodagu district filed a missing person complaint about his wife, Mallige, in December 2020.

Subsequently, the police found the skeleton of a woman in Bettadarapura (Periyapatna taluk) and filed a charge sheet in court, alleging th...