Last Updated: December 14, 2023, 09:05 IST
According to police sources, the Shetty couple had adopted the woman about 16 years in the past.
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The Kaup police initiated a case of abduction and are actively investigating based mostly on a grievance filed by Leeladhar’s relative, MohanKumar D Shetty.
Just a few hours after their 17-year-old adopted daughter went lacking from their residence in Kaup taluk of Udupi district, acclaimed theater artist Leeladhar Shetty, 68, and his spouse Vasundhara L Shetty, 59, tragically ended their lives by hanging of their bed room on Tuesday.
According to a Times of India article, police sources talked about that the Shetty couple had adopted the woman about 16 years in the past.
Living in Karandadi village in Majoor village of Kaup taluk, the couple was deeply distressed by their daughter’s disappearance on Tuesday, as shared by their relations. Using a nylon sari, they took this drastic step between 11:20 PM on December 12 and 12:30 AM on December 13.
The Kaup police initiated a case of abduction and are actively investigating based mostly on a grievance filed by Leeladhar’s relative, MohanKumar D Shetty.
Leeladhar, who had beforehand contested from the Kaup meeting constituency, held positions because the president and member of the Majoor gram panchayat. His famend drama troupe was a testomony to his reputation, and he maintained an in depth affiliation with Kaup MLA Gurme Suresh Shetty.
Apart from this, he had been on the forefront of the Kaup Buntara Sangha and earned recognition as a proficient actor-director. He based Kaup Rangataranga and was honored with the Udupi district Rajyotsava award.
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