CHENNAI: The police have started a search for two persons - a man and a woman - in the city after the dismembered body of a man was found by the Agra police inside a trolley bag in a compartment of the Tamil Nadu Express.
The man and the woman are suspected to have murdered and stuffed the chopped body parts - limbs and part of the torso - in the trolley and placed it in an unreserved compartment of the train on August 4. The GRP sources said the body was found when the train reached Agra Cantonment railway station around 3 am on August 6 after the passengers complained of a stench and blood oozing from the trolley.
A senior GRP official said a major clue that led the UP police to Chennai was the plastic covers in which the body parts were wrapped. The covers bore the name of a famous textile shop in Chennai,” a senior GRP officer told TNIE. “We believe that the GRP in Agra registered a case. They came to Chennai soon after the body was found but did not share much details with us,” he added.
Police sources said screening of multiple CCTV footage to identify the suitcase matching the specifications - of the one containing the body parts - showed the two suspects entering Chennai Central station with the trolley. The duo allegedly placed the trolley inside the coach and got off the train before it departed. They were found leaving the Chennai Central without the trolley.
The two were subsequently seen walking towards Chennai Park railway station and boarding a suburban train bound for Tambaram. The railway police have been tracking their movements using CCTV footage, but their identities have not yet been established. The police are examining additional footage from stations along the suburban route to trace the duo and establish their identities.
The GRP officials have sought detailed case records, photographs of the deceased and other evidence from investigators in Agra to help identify the victim and reconstruct the sequence of events, the officer said.
“From Chennai and the surrounding suburban areas, we are checking to find out if there have been any missing persons complaints so as to get leads in the case,” the officer added.
