Woman Turns Up At Bengaluru Police Station With Mother's Body Stuffed In Suitcase, Arrested

A woman in Karnataka murdered her mother and put the body inside a suitcase and then went to the police station. She confessed to her crime at the station.

Woman Turns Up At Bengaluru Police Station With Mother's Body Stuffed In Suitcase, Arrested

A 39-year-old woman allegedly killed her mother and stuffed her body in a suitcase at a residential apartment in Bengaluru, Karnataka. The woman later walked to the police station with the suitcase and confessed to her crime, as per media reports. The accused, identified as Sonali Sen, has been booked under section 302 of IPC along with other sections, the MICO layout Police said. The police added that the body was brought to the police station on Sunday. The victim was 71-year-old Biva Pal.

According to a report by India Today, the accused is from West Bengal and resides in a flat in Bengaluru. As per the police, the report added, the accused is married and her husband was not at home at the time of the crime.

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The woman's mother-in-law was present in the house but was unaware as the murder took place inside the room, police added, as per the report.

 

According to The Hindu, police found a veil around the deceased's neck when they opened the suitcase. As per the report, Sonali is a physiotherapist by profession. 

 

An initial probe revealed that the mother and daughter used to fight frequently over petty issues. Then, on June 12, following a fight, Biva Pal reportedly threatened to end her life by consuming sleeping pills.

 

Angered by this, the daughter forced an overdose of sleeping pills on her mother and then strangulated her to death using a dupatta. A police officer said that Sen later stuffed the body in the suitcase with a plan to dispose of the body but was later unable to carry out the plan, she walked into the station, The Hindu stated in its report.

The police have shifted the body for post-mortem and are awaiting a forensic report to ascertain the cause of death. Meanwhile, the police have arrested the accused Sonali Sen and booked her for murder. 

Further probe is underway in the matter.