Kala, 20, went missing from Mannar 15 years back and a missing person case was registered. However, despite efforts by the police, nothing came out and her husband Anil later remarried.
The case came up again when the local police received an anonymous letter last month with information about Kala's disappearance.
On Tuesday, four relatives of Anil were taken into custody and in the evening, the police arrived at Anil’s house and opened a septic tank for checking. It is being emptied out under police supervision to find out if any human remains are there. Meanwhile, Anil, who is presently working in Israel, has been asked by the police probe team to return.