"buried"

The incident, which occurred a few days ago, came to light when police investigating the case of the deceased, Swathi, discovered she had been murdered. It was revealed that Swathi and the accused, Veerabhadram, had been living together for the past few months.

The victim, Gagan Agarwal (38), had divorced his first wife two years ago and married Nausheen Begum in last June.

Two bodies have been retrieved so far and efforts are underway to trace the others, Koderma Superintendent of Police (SP) Ehtesham Waquarib said.

The accused Cheviti Ramulu killed his live-in partner and her son by hacking them with an axe on December 31 and buried the bodies on a hillock at Ghanpur village