The Bengaluru police Saturday introduced the arrests of seven folks and detention of a minor from Bihar in reference to the homicide of a teen woman whose physique was present in a suitcase on the outskirts of town final month.
On Might 21, the physique of a woman was found stuffed in a blue suitcase and deserted close to railway tracks in Chandapura, near Anekal.
The suitcase was discovered by passersby who, fearing it’d include explosives, alerted the Suryanagar police.
When the police opened the suitcase, they found the woman’s strangled physique.
Preliminary investigations confirmed that the sufferer had been murdered the earlier night time.
Based on police, the woman hailed from Bihar and was the second daughter of her father’s first spouse.
Her father, a day by day wage labourer, has two wives and 7 daughters.
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Investigators revealed that the sufferer had come to Bengaluru on Might 18, lured right into a relationship by Ashiq Kumar, 42, the primary accused.
Kumar, a manufacturing facility helper and resident of Kacharakanahalli, allegedly strangled the woman at a relative’s dwelling in Bommanahalli on the night time of Might 20.
The motive stays unclear, however police suspect a heated argument led to the deadly assault.
Different accused embody Mukesh Kumar and his spouse Indu Devi, Raja Rao Kumar, Kalu Kumar, and Pintu Kumar—all residents of Bommasandra.
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The homicide is believed to have occurred at Mukesh Kumar’s home. The minor suspect has been despatched to a juvenile dwelling, whereas the remainder have been remanded in six-day police custody.
“Ashiq Kumar confessed he was intoxicated throughout an argument with the woman, which escalated right into a violent outburst. In a match of rage, he strangled her,” a police officer mentioned.
After the homicide, the group allegedly stuffed the physique right into a suitcase, positioned it in Mukesh’s automotive, and dumped it close to Chandapura railway bridge, about 4 km away.
Following media experiences of the suitcase being discovered, the accused fled to Rahulnagar in Bihar.
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Nonetheless, surveillance footage and car monitoring led police to the getaway automotive, which was registered in Mukesh’s identify.
After figuring out the car and linking it to the suspects, police tracked them down in Bihar and arrested them.