Archive · 17 Sep 2025
Tirupati Forest Deaths Linked to Missing Family Complaint
Police are investigating the deaths of four people found in the Panapakam forest near Tirupati.
The bodies included a man, a woman, and two children.
Investigators believe the case is connected to a missing persons complaint filed in Tamil Nadu two months prior.
A hospital slip helped identify one of the deceased.
The husband of the missing woman is being questioned by the police.
The police are examining evidence, including a mobile phone and liquor bottles found at the scene.
The exact reason and order of events leading to their deaths is still under investigation.
Four bodies were discovered in the Panapakam forest near Tirupati.
The bodies are believed to be connected to a missing family complaint from Tamil Nadu.
A hospital slip led police to identify one of the deceased.
The husband of the missing woman is in police custody.
The cause of death and the sequence of events is under investigation.
- Who
- Four deceased individuals
- What
- Investigation into the deaths in Panapakam forest
- When
- Bodies discovered recently; missing persons complaint filed in July
- Where
- Panapakam forest, near Tirupati
- Why
- Motive and sequence of events under investigation
- Location
- Panapakam forest, Chandragiri–Pakala border, Tirupati
- Victims
- Four bodies: male, female, and two children
- Missing Persons Complaint
- Filed in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, in July
- Deceased Identified
- Kalai Selvan of Puducherry
- Suspect
- Venkatesan, husband of the missing woman, in custody
- Evidence
- Hospital slip, mobile phone, liquor bottles, spade, personal belongings