A couple suspected of murdering a 38-year-old woman whose dismembered body was found inside a red suitcase on the Tamil Nadu Express has been arrested in Manipur after remaining on the run for 24 days, police said.
Key accused arrested in the Guduvanchery murder case
* A woman's body was found chopped into pieces inside a suitcase on the Tamil Nadu Express.
* Manik Uddin Laskar and his wife, Bagapathi Maji, arrested as key accused.
* Both were arrested in Kashimpur, Jiribam District,… pic.twitter.com/V0ox9LKXSY— Tamil Nadu Police (@tnpoliceoffl) August 29, 2026
Suitcase murder case: Couple nabbed in Manipur after pan-India hunt.
Accused : Manik Uddin Laskar (22), a native of Assam's Cachar district, and his wife Bhagabati Majhi (21) from Kendujhar district in Odisha
The crime came to light on August 5, when passengers onboard the… pic.twitter.com/gKWHjOqXXj
— News Arena India (@NewsArenaIndia) August 30, 2026
The accused, identified as 22-year-old Manik Uddin Laskar from Assam's Cachar district and his wife, 21-year-old Bhagabati Majhi from Odisha's Kendujhar district, were arrested from Kashimpur in Manipur's Jiribam district on Saturday.
The arrests were made by a joint team of Manipur and Tamil Nadu Police following a multi-state search operation.
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