The body of a 26-year-old woman named Mahalakshmi was found chopped on 21st September into around thirty-two pieces and kept inside a fridge of an apartment in Vyalikaval, Bengaluru. Hemant Das, her estranged husband now unveiled that his wife had an extramarital affair, and he believed her lover Ashraf was responsible for the heinous murder.
He addressed the reporters at the Bowring and Lady Curzon Hospital mortuary, where her autopsy was carried out. Das said he saw her twenty-five days ago when she visited his shop in Nelamangala for their daughter.
‘The deceased was in a relationship with Ashraf from Uttarakhand and worked at a salon in Nelamangala’, according to Hemant Das. He is suspected his role in the crime. He said that several months prior, Mahalakshmi had gone to the Seshadripuram police station and submitted a blackmail complaint against Ashraf. He further informed, ‘We were married for six years and separated nine months ago due to the differences. Mahalakshmi had filed a case against me at the Nelamangala police station in December over a dispute. She stayed alone in Vyalikaval after we separated. On Friday, the landlord called and informed me about the smell coming from the first floor, where she lived. I informed Mahalakshmi’s mother, who went to check on Saturday and found her body chopped and stuffed in the refrigerator’.
According to her younger brother, she was last spotted on WhatsApp on 4th September. Her sister Sayeeda declared, the family wants justice, however, Sayeeda hadn’t spoken to the victim in almost a year. Five teams of police have been assembled to look into the matter.
In examining video from more than 150 CCTVs, they are questioning others who were close to the victim. Mahalakshmi’s cellphone, which is believed to have been seized by the murderer, has not yet been located by the authorities. Moreover, the weapon that was used to kill the victim and further dismember the body has not yet been recovered.
On 22nd September, the family members statement was recorded by the police. Since 2nd September, Mahalakshmi’s phone had been switched off and the matter came to light when the victim’s neighbours complained of a foul smell.
The police were called in and the surrounding area was closed off. Later on, the cops recovered the maggot-infested body parts and started an investigation into the matter. They also took the help of forensic experts and the dog squad. Mahalakshmi stayed alone in Bengaluru after she separated from her husband, Hemant Das, earlier this year. She was a native of Nepal and the victim has a 4-year-old daughter who lives with her ex-husband.
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