Volkswacht Bodensee - Suitcase Murder Suspect Captured in Manipur

CHENNAI: Guduvanchery police arrested the key suspect in the murder of a woman whose dismembered body was found in a suitcase on a Tamil Nadu Express train earlier this month.Manik Uddin Laskar, 22, was arrested at Kashimpur in Jiribam district of Manipur.He will be produced before a magistrate court in Manipur and brought to Chennai after obtaining a transit warrant.On August 5, passengers noticed a foul smell from a red coloured suitcase in an unreserved compartment of Train No. 12621 after the train reached Agra.Govt railway police opened the bag and found the headless and dismembered body of a woman.The victim was later identified as Hidayath Nisha, 38, also known as Hayath Nisha, a native of Odisha.Police reviewed CCTV footage from Chennai Central and traced the movement of a man and a woman carrying the suitcase.The investigation led police to a rented house on Mosque Street in Guduvanchery, where additional body parts were recovered from a large cooking vessel.Police identified Manik Uddin Laskar and his wife, Bhagmati Majik, as suspects.The couple had fled and police teams searched for them.Laskar was arrested at Kashimpur and police planned to bring him to Tambaram after obtaining a transit warrant.The cops have launched a hunt for the absconding woman in connection with the murder.You Can Also Check: Gold Rate in Chennai | Silver Rate in Chennai | Bank Holidays in Chennai | Public Holidays in Chennai | Chennai AQI | Weather in Chennai | Petrol Price in Chennai | Diesel Price in Chennai | CNG Price in Chennai | LPG Price in ChennaiStay updated with the latest Chennai news. Download the TOI App.

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