Bengaluru: Karnataka Home Minister G. Parameshwara on Wednesday said that a four-member police team has been sent to Odisha to nab the accused in the gory Mahalaxmi murder case.
Parameshwara told reporters in Bengaluru that the police teams had been sent to Odisha after receiving a tip-off that the accused was hiding there.
“Once the accused is arrested, all details about the case will be known. Police have taken two to three persons into custody. Evidence pointed out towards the person in Odisha,” Parameshwara stated.
The ghastly murder came to light after neighbours noticed a foul smell emanating from Mahalaxmi’s house for two days and informed her relatives. Mahalaxmi’s mother and sister visited her house on Saturday and witnessed the horrifying scene. Upon entering, they saw chopped body parts stashed in a fridge with maggots moving around and let out a scream.
Mahalaxmi was murdered; her body was chopped into more than 50 pieces and stuffed in a fridge, police said. A suitcase was found near the refrigerator.
The police suspect that Mahalaxmi was murdered around the beginning of the month, and her body was cut into pieces by a sharp-edged weapon like a knife or a sword.
Mahalaxmi, who hailed from Tripura, worked at a popular mall in Bengaluru.
According to residents of the area where Mahalaxmi had been living for five months, she lived alone and did not mingle much with her neighbours. For a few days, her brother stayed with her.
The police have also found that she was married and had a son, but lived separately.
On Monday, Bengaluru Police Commissioner B. Dayananda said: “We have clear information about the accused who has committed the crime.”
The accused hails from another state and was residing in Bengaluru, Dayananda said.
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–IANS
