Nanjangud/Malkundi, May 31 -- Killer misleads the Police by creating pug marks

In a chilling case of murder for gain, a man allegedly killed a 63-year-old woman for her gold jewellery and then staged the crime scene to resemble a leopard attack.

Nanjangud Rural Police have arrested Mahadevappa of Kasuvinahalli village on charges of murdering Shivarudramma and dumping her body in a soak pit before creating fake pug marks to pass off the crime as a leopard attack and mislead investigators.

Police said the accused planned the murder and fabricated evidence to exploit the fear of leopard movement in the area and divert suspicion from himself.

According to the Police, Shivarudramma had gone missing about four days ago after leaving her hou...