India, Sept. 9 -- The SIT probing the alleged case of multiple rapes, murders and burials in Dharmasthala recovered human skeletal remains during a spot inspection at Bangale Gudde on September 6, police said on Monday. The discovery was made in the presence of a relative of the victim, a 17-year-old college student, police added.

The student was allegedly raped and murdered on October 9, 2012 - a case that remains unresolved more than a decade later. Despite a CBI probe and Supreme Court intervention, the real perpetrators have never been identified.

Police sources said the relative exhumed a human skull from the site on instructions from activist Girish Mattannavar, who had earlier obtained information from complainant CN Chinnaiah, bas...