Mysuru, June 5 -- By M.B. Pavan Murthy

Mysuru city outskirts are fast earning a chilling reputation as dumping grounds for bodies of murder victims - often mutilated or burned beyond recognition in a deliberate attempt to erase evidence.

In the latest discovery, the Police recovered a severed head and a left forearm belonging to an unidentified male in a secluded field near K. Hemmanahalli village in Jayapura hobli. The Jayapura Police have registered a case and launched an investigation.

Early suspicions indicate that the victim was murdered elsewhere and the dismembered remains were brought to the remote site to avoid detection.

This is not an isolated incident. Over the past three years, Mysuru and its surrounding taluks have seen ...