Archive · 23 Aug 2026
Train Suitcase Body Parts Case Leads Police To Chennai House
Police found a suitcase with decomposed body parts on a train at Agra.
The suitcase had traveled from Chennai toward New Delhi.
Cameras showed a man and a woman carrying a similar suitcase at Chennai Central railway station.
Police traced the investigation to a rented house in Guduvanchery, Chennai.
They said the victim may be a woman named Hayuthan Nisha from Odisha.
Police also found a cooking vessel that might contain more body parts.
Two people, Manik Uddin Laskar and Bhagabati Majhi, were named as suspects but had not been caught.
Investigators are using forensic tests, train records and CCTV to learn what happened and why.
Decomposed body parts were found in a red suitcase at Agra Cantt railway station on August 6.
Police reportedly identified the victim as 38-year-old Hayuthan Nisha from Odisha, although scientific confirmation was still pending.
CCTV footage led investigators to two people who allegedly carried the suitcase onto the Tamil Nadu Express from Chennai.
Police named the two suspects as Manik Uddin Laskar and Bhagabati Majhi and traced them to a rented house in Guduvanchery.
Investigators reportedly found more decomposed body parts in a cooking vessel, while the suspects remained on the run and the motive was unknown.
- Who
- The reported victim was 38-year-old Hayuthan Nisha of Odisha; police named Manik Uddin Laskar and Bhagabati Majhi as suspects. One report said the victim’s identity still required scientific confirmation.
- What
- Police are investigating dismembered human remains found in a suitcase and possible additional remains recovered from a cooking vessel in Chennai.
- When
- The train left Chennai Central on August 5, and the suitcase was discovered at Agra Cantt railway station on August 6; the year was not specified.
- Where
- The remains were found at Agra Cantt railway station after traveling on the Tamil Nadu Express from Chennai; investigators searched a rented house in Guduvanchery, Chennai.
- Why
- Police are trying to establish the circumstances and motive of the woman’s death, confirm the identity of all remains and locate the two suspects.
- Victim identification
- One report identified the victim as Hayuthan Nisha, a 38-year-old native of Odisha; another said scientific evidence was still needed to confirm whether all recovered parts belonged to the same person.
- Suitcase discovery
- Decomposed human remains were found inside a red suitcase after passengers noticed a foul smell.
- Discovery location
- The suitcase was found in the train’s general compartment at Agra Cantt railway station.
- Train route
- The train left Chennai Central for New Delhi on August 5 and later reached Agra.
- Named suspects
- Police named Manik Uddin Laskar and Bhagabati Majhi; they were reportedly on the run.
- Chennai evidence
- Investigators searched a rented house in Guduvanchery and reportedly found a cooking vessel containing possible additional remains.
- Investigation status
- Police were examining CCTV footage, forensic evidence, railway travel records and missing-person records; the motive and exact circumstances remained unknown.
