New Delhi: Police in Karnataka, have information that the suspect involved in the brutal killing of a 29-year-old woman whose dismembered body was found in the fridge of her house, is in Odisha. Home Minister G Parameshwara on Wednesday said teams have been formed to nab him.
“We have taken the case very seriously, as the murder had shaken the entire Bengaluru,” he told reporters here.
The police have already identified that the person is in Odisha and have gathered information that he is behind the crime. Police have sent three to four teams there. He is said to be on the run, changing places.”
The maggot-infested body of Mahalakshmi, chopped into several pieces and stuffed into the fridge, was found by her mother and elder sister at her Vyalikaval home on Saturday.
Parameshwara added: “After securing him, we will get more information. Two-three persons were taken into custody, but based on the evidence and information available, there is a suspicion about the involvement of the person (in Odisha). So efforts are on to secure him.”
The deceased woman’s estranged husband on Sunday said he suspected the involvement of a man known to Mahalakshmi.