Bengaluru Murder: Meena Rana, the 58-year-old mother of the woman, who’s dismembered body was found in a house in Bengaluru’s Malleswaram on Saturday, has revealed gory details in the First Information Report (FIR). The mother has said that the foul smell originating from the house led to the revelation of the crime, adding that she saw her daughter’s maggot-infested body parts in the fridge. According to the police, 29-year-old Mahalakshmi's body was cut into over 30 pieces and was stashed in a refrigerator.
The woman said in her complaint that she used to visit her daughter, identified as Mahalakshmi Das, regularly. Recently, the victim's neighbour informed her brother, Ukkum Singh, about a stench coming out of the flat.
On Saturday, the family visited Mahalakshmi's house and found the door locked from outside. They found the spare key from the landlord. She stated in the FIR that she saw maggots outside the fridge after entering the flat. The smell was overpowering, and clothes were strewn in the apartment.
"When we entered the apartment, we found that it was completely ransacked, with clothes, slippers, bags and a suitcase dumped in the living room. There were some maggots near the refrigerator and it looked as if there were blood stains as well. Upon opening the refrigerator, I ran outside in shock to inform my son-in-law Imran. He called the police immediately,” Meena Rana said in the complaint, as per an Indian Express report.
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The last communication between Mahalakshmi and her mother was on September 2.
According to news agency PTI, the building where the body was found was a single bedroom house, where the victim was staying alone. Police suspect it to be a matter of murder, which took place about a week ago. The police are questioning several suspects, including the husband.
The incident is a reminder of the brutal murder of Shraddha Walker by her live-in partner Aftab Poonawalla on May 20, 2022, at Mehrauli in Delhi. 28-year-old Poonawala allegedly strangled Walkar and sawed her body into 35 pieces, which he kept in a 300-litre fridge for almost three weeks at his residence before dumping them across the city.