BENGALURU: The suspect in the murder of a 29-year-old woman in Bengaluru whose chopped body parts were found in the fridge of here house, has been traced to Odisha and teams formed to crack the case have been sent there to nab him, Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara said on Wednesday.
"We have taken the case very seriously, as the murder had shaken the entire Bengaluru," he told reporters here.
"Already the police have 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 expressed suspicion about the involvement of a man known to Mahalakshmi, who had been living alone, in her neighbourhood.