India, Feb. 12 -- Six months after being reported missing, police recovered skull and bone fragments of a 22-year old man in a septic tank, unraveling a tale of love, deception and murder in Madhya Pradesh.

The incident happened in Deoria city of the state, where Prince Balmiki, a resident of Sagar district dissappeared without a trace. On August 20, his wife reported that the husband went missing, and despite the police's efforts, no leads were found, and the case was quietly shelved, NDTV reported.

However, the family alleged that Prince's disappearance was not an accident and kept the case alive.

The breakthrough came when the police excavated a septic tank behind the accused's house and recovered a skull and bone fragments.

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