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Guduvanchery Suitcase Murder Case: Prime Suspect Arrested In Manipur After Headless Body Found On Train

Chennai, August 29, 2026: The Guduvanchery police on Saturday arrested Manikuddin Laskar of Assam from Jiribam district in connection with the recovery of human remains from a red trolley suitcase aboard the Tamil Nadu Express at Agra Cantonment railway station earlier this month. Laskar and his wife, Bhagabati Majhi of Odisha, had allegedly been on the run for more than 25 days. Majhi remains…

Guduvanchery Suitcase Murder Case: Prime Suspect Arrested In Manipur After Headless Body Found On Train

In a case reminiscent of a 1952 murder, a prime suspect has been apprehended in Manipur, India, in connection with the discovery of a headless woman's body on a train. Manik Uddin Laskar, a 22-year-old from Assam, and his wife Bhagabati Majhi of Odisha were found hiding in Kashimpur, Jiribam District. The couple, who had been on the run for over 25 days, allegedly left a red trolley suitcase containing decomposed human remains at Agra Cantonment railway station.

The suitcase's plastic covers revealed the name of a well-known store in Chennai, leading investigators to trace the luggage's movements through CCTV footage. The suitcase was found in an unreserved compartment of the Tamil Nadu Express and subsequently taken to Chennai Central. Laskar and Majhi are suspects in the Guduvanchery murder case, which bears resemblance to another 1952 incident involving a headless body found in a train.

The current investigation is still ongoing, with the crucial question remaining: what happened to Nisha's head?

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