Archive · 23 Aug 2026
Headless Body Found in Suitcase on Tamil Nadu Express
Police found a woman’s body inside a suitcase on a train traveling from Chennai to New Delhi.
The suitcase was discovered at Agra after passengers noticed a bad smell.
The body had been cut into several pieces, and the woman’s head was missing.
Investigators watched more than 200 CCTV recordings to track the suitcase.
The recordings appeared to show a man and a woman bringing it to the train.
Police followed their movements to a rented house in Guduvanchery.
Two women and a man from Odisha had reportedly stayed there before disappearing.
Police are now trying to identify the victim and find out who was responsible.
Passengers alerted railway officials after a foul smell came from a red suitcase on the Tamil Nadu Express.
Police found a woman’s headless body, reportedly cut into several pieces, inside the suitcase at Agra.
CCTV footage allegedly showed a man and woman taking the suitcase onto the train before leaving it behind.
Investigators traced the pair to a rented house on Masjid Street in Guduvanchery using more than 200 recordings.
The victim’s identity, the location of her head, and the suspects’ whereabouts remain unknown.
- Who
- Agra Railway Police, assisted by Tamil Nadu police, are investigating the death; a man and woman are suspected of transporting the suitcase.
- What
- A woman’s headless, dismembered body was found inside a red suitcase on the Tamil Nadu Express.
- When
- The train left Chennai Central on August 5 and reached Agra on August 6.
- Where
- The suitcase was found on the Tamil Nadu Express at Agra; investigators traced the suspects to a rented house in Guduvanchery, Tamil Nadu.
- Why
- Police are investigating a suspected murder and are trying to identify the victim, locate her head, and determine the suspects’ connection to the crime.
- Train route
- Tamil Nadu Express from Chennai Central to New Delhi
- Discovery date
- August 6, when the train reached Agra
- Discovery location
- General compartment of the Tamil Nadu Express
- Suitcase description
- Large red suitcase
- CCTV review
- More than 200 recordings were examined
- Suspected house
- A rented house on Masjid Street, Guduvanchery
- Unknown details
- The victim’s identity, her head’s location, and the suspects’ whereabouts remain unknown