The body of Lutgate Tony Berly Anne, a disciple of Satya Saibaba, was exhumed today.
Watchman of the apartment S Bhagavanthudu strangulated Anne to death in her flat on August 29 with help of another person Pothulaiah, Puttaparthy police station sub-inspector, Venugopal said, adding, both were arrested yesterday.
The two accused, after killing Anne, buried her body on city outskirts with help of a car driver Nagaraju, he said.
Nagaraju has also been arrested.
The Australian national had come to Puttaparthy in July.
Incidentally, it was Bhagavanthudu who had reported to police about her missing on September 24.
Police got information from Anne's relatives in Australia that she had not left India.
The woman's body was exhumed today in the presence of a representative of Australian Embassy, Richard Mosses.
The body would be handed over to power-of-attorney holder of the woman after autopsy, police added.
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