Archive · 30 Aug 2026
Couple Arrested in Manipur After Tamil Nadu Suitcase Murder Hunt
Police arrested a young couple in Manipur because they are suspected of killing Hayathun Nisha.
Nisha was 38 years old and lived near Chennai.
On August 5, passengers smelled something bad from a red suitcase on the Tamil Nadu Express at Agra station.
Railway police opened the suitcase and found parts of a woman’s body.
Forensic tests identified the woman as Nisha.
CCTV cameras showed a man and woman carrying the suitcase at Chennai Central.
Police then searched a rented home in Guduvanchery and found more body parts in a large cooking vessel.
The suspects had reportedly gone into hiding after the body was moved.
They will be taken to Tamil Nadu for questioning, which police say may help establish the motive.
Manik Uddin Laskar, 22, and Bhagabati Majhi, 21, were arrested in Manipur on August 29 after a multi-state search.
They are suspected of murdering 38-year-old Hayathun Nisha, whose dismembered remains were found in a red suitcase.
Passengers noticed a strong smell from the suitcase in an unreserved Tamil Nadu Express coach at Agra station on August 5.
CCTV footage reportedly showed a man and woman carrying the suitcase from Chennai Central to a train.
Police later found additional body parts in a cooking vessel at a rented house in Guduvanchery; the motive remains unknown.
- Who
- Manik Uddin Laskar, Bhagabati Majhi, and victim Hayathun Nisha are central to the case.
- What
- Police arrested Laskar and Majhi as suspected prime suspects in Nisha’s murder and dismemberment.
- When
- The remains were discovered on August 5, and the couple was arrested on August 29; the reports were published on August 30.
- Where
- The suitcase was found at Agra station after arriving on the Tamil Nadu Express; the suspects were arrested in Kashimpur, Jiribam district, Manipur.
- Why
- Police are investigating the suspected murder, but the motive has not been established.
- Victim
- Hayathun Nisha, 38, a native of Odisha who lived in Guduvanchery and worked for a private firm.
- Suspects
- Manik Uddin Laskar, 22, from Assam’s Cachar district, and his wife Bhagabati Majhi, 21, from Kendujhar district in Odisha.
- Discovery date
- August 5, when passengers reported a strong smell from an abandoned red suitcase.
- Train location
- The suitcase was found in an unreserved compartment of the Tamil Nadu Express after it reached Agra station.
- CCTV evidence
- Footage from Chennai Central reportedly showed a man and a woman carrying the suitcase.
- Additional remains
- Police said they recovered more dismembered body parts from a large cooking vessel at a rented house on Mosque Street, Guduvanchery.
- Next legal step
- The couple is to appear before a magistrate in Manipur before being transferred to Tamil Nadu on a transit warrant.
