Chennai: There was a stir in Tamil Nadu's capital Chennai when the body of a woman was found lying in a suitcase. According to the report of news agency ANI, the body of a woman was found in a suitcase near Thoraipakkam, a southern suburb of Chennai, at around 9:30 am on Thursday.

The police said in the report that the body was found in a mutilated condition. A suspect has also been arrested in the case and the police have started further investigation. According to reports, preliminary investigation by the police revealed that the victim was a resident of Manali area of ​​Chennai.

a suspect in custody

The police tracked down the prime suspect Manikandan with the help of CCTV footage and detained him from Sivaganga district. During interrogation, the suspect confessed to killing Deepa with a hammer after a dispute over money.

According to the report, the accused said that he chopped the deceased's body into pieces, put her body parts in a suitcase and then fled from the spot. A report quoted the police as saying that Manikandan contacted the woman through a broker and called her to Thoraipakkam.

brother tracked the phone

Meanwhile, the woman's sudden disappearance worried her family. The woman's brother tried to access her mobile phone and found it was switched off. The brother then tracked her phone to Thoraipakkam with the help of a feature, alerting the local police.

The police advised the deceased's brother to lodge a missing person complaint at the Manali police station. Meanwhile, the police found a body at Thoraipakkam. The woman's brother was contacted, who identified the deceased as his sister.