Home Minister vows action in Bengaluru Woman murder
Mahalakshmi's body was found chopped into over 50 pieces and stuffed into a refrigerator in her flat at Vyalikaval in the city
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G Parameshwara, "Aready some information has been collected, which I cannot reveal now, but we will soon nab those involved in it.".PHOTO:PTI
Bengaluru, 23
Sept
Karnataka
Home Minister G Parameshwara on Monday vowed to apprehend those responsible for
the gruesome murder of a 29-year-old woman here, as soon as possible.
Mahalakshmi's
body was found chopped into over 50 pieces and stuffed into a refrigerator in
her flat at Vyalikaval in the city.
Addressing
reporters, Parameshwara said, "Aready some information has been collected,
which I cannot reveal now, but we will soon nab those involved in it."
"...
an individual -- they say is the one (involved), but unless we have more
information, we can't really confirm. He is from West Bengal, they say. As
early as possible we will secure (those involved)."
The
maggot-infested body of Mahalakshmi was discovered by her mother and elder
sister at her home on Saturday.
Responding
to a question about reports that one person was already taken into custody in
connection with the case, the Home Minister said, "police bring in
suspects and inquire them. If somebody confesses (to the crime), then they will
be taken into custody."
The
deceased woman's estranged husband has expressed suspicion about a man known to
her.
To another
query on women's safety, the Minister said already a lot of precautions and
measures are being taken for the safety of women in Bengaluru.
"In
fact the Nirbhaya programme is implemented, and we are doing several things...
definitely we are very careful about it and we take a lot of precautions. We
have installed CCTVs at the place where a lot of women visit.
We have
taken steps, but still we don't know how to term these (incidents), whether we
call it domestic or whether we call it something else. We have already alerted
all the police stations to be extra careful about women safety....we need to
put more effort on this, and we will do it," he said.
The
incident is a stark reminder of the brutal murder of Shraddha Walker (27) by
her live-in partner Aftab in Delhi in 2022.
Walker's
body was cut into 35 pieces and stored in a refrigerator in the accused's
residence for almost 3 weeks before being dumped across the city.
Meanwhile,
Bengaluru Police Commissioner B Dayananda said the suspect has been identified
and he is an outsider.
“So far as
Vyalikaval case (Mahalakshmi murder case) is concerned, we are investigating
from all the angles. The prime suspect who is likely to have committed this
ghastly offence is identified. The only thing is we are yet to apprehend him.
As and when the person is caught and the interrogation is done, then we will be
able to provide further details,” Dayananda told media here.
According
to police sources, several investigation teams have been formed to trace the
culprits. Some teams have fanned out to various parts of India to arrest those
involved in the crime.
The
victim’s family demanded justice for her.
“The owner
of the building informed me that there was foul smell coming from the house.
When I came and opened the door I saw the body of Mahalakshmi cut into pieces.
I saw her for the last time on Rakshabandhana festival. Since then her phone
was switched off,” Mahalakshmi's mother Meena Rana told reporters.
Seeking
punishment for the accused, the victim's elder sister said, “Who cuts a woman
into pieces like this? I saw her a year ago. Now I saw her in pieces.”-PTI
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