Archive · 8 Aug 2026
Bengaluru woman's skeletal remains found year after death
Dakshayini was a 52-year-old woman who lived in a house in Bengaluru, India.
She passed away, but nobody noticed for almost a whole year.
Police found her remains only when they went to check on her and had to force open the door.
Her husband had died ten years before, and her son had also died of cancer.
Because of these sad events, she was very unhappy and fighting depression.
Police believe her daughter and son-in-law did not visit her for about a year.
That is why her death went unnoticed for so long.
Now the police are investigating what happened and why.
It is a sad reminder that some people can be left alone without anyone checking on them.
Skeletal remains of 52-year-old Dakshayini, also spelt Dakshayani, were found inside a locked duplex house in the Bagalagunte (Bagalgunte) area of Bengaluru.
Police suspect she died nearly a year before the discovery, with her daughter and son-in-law reportedly not visiting the house during that period.
The case came to light when law enforcement conducted a welfare check and forced entry into the residence.
Her husband Umesh died ten years ago and her son later died of cancer, for which she was in mental distress and battling depression.
Bengaluru police have launched an investigation to determine the exact cause and circumstances of her death.
- Who
- Dakshayini (also spelt Dakshayani), a 52-year-old widow whose husband Umesh died ten years earlier and whose son died of cancer; her daughter and son-in-law reportedly failed to visit her.
- What
- Her skeletal remains were found behind the closed doors of her duplex house about a year after her death, during a welfare check that required forced entry.
- When
- Police believe she died nearly a year before the remains were discovered.
- Where
- Havanur Layout in the Bagalagunte (Bagalgunte) area of Bengaluru, India.
- Why
- She was living alone and reportedly unsupervised; her daughter and son-in-law had not visited for about a year, leaving her death unnoticed.
- Victim
- Dakshayini (also spelt Dakshayani), 52 years old
- Location
- Havanur Layout, Bagalagunte (Bagalgunte), Bengaluru
- Time since death
- Nearly one year before discovery
- How it was found
- Welfare check by law enforcement; forced entry into the duplex
- Family history
- Husband Umesh died 10 years ago; son died of cancer
- Family visits
- Daughter and son-in-law reportedly did not visit for the past year
- Investigation
- Bengaluru police probing cause and circumstances of death