Another ’suitcase murder’ in Bengaluru: Married 32-year-old Maharashtra woman’s body found

In a chilling incident reminiscent of a similar gruesome murder in the city, the body of Guri Khedekar, a 32-year-old woman, was found in a suitcase near Ambedkar Apartment in Doddanekundi Village in Bengaluru. The deceased was identified as the wife of Rakesh Rajendra Khedekar, a 36-year-old man. Both Guri and her husband hailed from Maharashtra and were residing in the Hulimavu police station limits.

Sarah Fathima, DCP Southeast Bengaluru, told ANI, “The body of a 32-year-old woman, Guri Khedekar, was found near Ambedkar Apartment in Doddanekundi Village, Bengaluru. She was the wife of 36-year-old Rakesh Rajendra Khedekar. Her body was found in a suitcase. The husband and wife were living in Hulimavu police station limits. Both belonged to Maharashtra. The body has been sent for postmortem.”

Details of the discovery

According to DCP Fathima, the body was discovered in a suitcase, sparking immediate concern and investigation. The police have sent the body for post-mortem to determine the cause of death and gather further evidence.

This case follows closely on the heels of another shocking murder in Bengaluru, where a 29-year-old woman, Mahalakshmi, was found dismembered and stored in a refrigerator in her apartment in Malleshwaram.

Investigation underway

The Bengaluru police are currently investigating the circumstances surrounding Guri's death, with a focus on determining whether this is a case of murder or if other factors were involved.

Given Bengaluru's recent history of similar crimes, the authorities are taking a cautious approach to ensure that all angles are covered during the investigation.

Context of recent crimes in Bengaluru

Bengaluru has witnessed a series of violent crimes in recent months. A 29-year-old woman named Mahalakshmi was found dismembered and stored in a refrigerator in her Malleshwaram apartment. The police identified a prime suspect from Odisha, who was believed to be hiding in West Bengal.

In November last year, a techie couple from Bengaluru was arrested for murdering their 15-year-old nanny, Sumaina, who had been working for them. The couple allegedly killed her for eating their child's food and then concealed her body in a suitcase before dumping it in Tamil Nadu.

In another case, a Bengaluru realtor was allegedly murdered by his wife and mother-in-law over suspected extramarital affairs and illegal business dealings. The body was found abandoned in a car.

Palghar husband beheads wife, throws body in drain

On March 18, the Maharashtra Police recovered the body of a 51-year-old murder victim from a drain in Virar city of Palghar district following a four-hour search, five days after her severed head was found in a suitcase.

Police had already arrested the husband of the woman, identified as Utpala Hippargi, for beheading her.

The accused, Harish Hippargi, allegedly strangled Utpala to death during a heated exchange at their home on January 8.

He transported her body near Deshmukh Farm in Virar, where he beheaded her using a sickle. In an attempt to destroy evidence, he threw the headless body into a drain and packed the severed head inside a suitcase, which he later dumped near Pirkunda Dargah, police had said earlier.