Bengaluru, Jan. 31 -- Karnataka Police in Vijayanagara district are preparing to exhume the bodies of three family members allegedly murdered and buried inside a rented house in Kotturu town in a case that has shocked the region.

The accused, identified as Akshay, is alleged to have killed his father Bhimaraj, mother Jayalakshmi, and sister Amrutha on January 27 and secretly buried their bodies within the house.

According to police, the crime came to light after Akshay travelled to Bengaluru and attempted to file a missing persons complaint at the Tilaknagar police station claiming that his parents and sister had disappeared.

However, during questioning, he reportedly broke down and confessed to the crime, giving contradictory statemen...