A dismembered body a woman was found in a house in Malleswaram area in Bengaluru on Saturday. According to police, the victim’s body was chopped into over 30 pieces and was stuffed in a refrigerator.
The woman, 29-year-old Mahalakshmi, had been living alone in a single-bedroom apartment.
The reason for the killing is still unknown, but police suspect it to be a murder that happened about a week ago. An investigation has been launched into the matter.
Additional Commissioner of Police (West Zone) N Satheesh Kumar said, “A woman’s body was found chopped into pieces and stored in a fridge at a house within the Vyalikaval police station limits. It appeared to have been done 4-5 days ago.”
He further stated that the dog squad and forensic experts also visited the scene and began their investigation.
“The body has been identified. The probe is going on. We will give more information after the investigation. She was settled in Karnataka but is originally from another state,” Kumar told the media while briefing about the case.
The woman, who was married, was living separately from her husband. Mahalakshmi resided in Malleswaram and worked in a mall, while her husband was employed at a hermitage outside the city. After learning about the incident, he also came to the scene.
(With inputs from PTI)
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