BENGALURU, April 17 -- The skeletal remains of a 35-year-old woman were discovered in a farm in Bengaluru Rural district on Thursday, police said, adding that an investigation is undergoing into the circumstances of her death with links of a previously registered missing person case.

According to police, the remains were found in a field at Hale Nijagal village in Nelamangala taluk, on the outskirts of Bengaluru. The discovery was made by a farm owner, Nagaraju, who noticed a skull and limb bones while working on his land and alerted the Dabaspet police.

Officers arrived at the scene, secured the area, and began collecting evidence. A bag and an identity card recovered near the remains helped investigators identify the woman as Yamuna, ...