Torso in suitcase: Victim is Tamil woman, police hunt on for Odia couple
Police have identified the victim of a dismembered body found in a suitcase on the Tamil Nadu Express as Haidul Nisha. Authorities are currently searching for a couple from Odisha who are the primary suspects in the case.
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This highlights a high-profile criminal investigation involving inter-state travel and the challenges of tracking suspects across regional jurisdictions.
CHENNAI: More than 15 days after a torso was found stuffed inside an abandoned suitcase aboard the Tamil Nadu Express when it arrived at Agra Cantonment railway station, police have identified the deceased as Haidul Nisha. She hails from Paramakudi in Tamil Nadu.While the suspects, a couple from Odisha, have been identified, neither the motive nor the manner of the murder has been ascertained.Police have released CCTV footage of the suspects, Manik Uddin Laskar and Bhagmati Majik of Odisha.Police traced the suitcase to a rented house on Mosque Street, Guduvanchery.
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