BENGALURU: A 36-year-old man allegedly killed his 32-year-old wife, stuffed her body in a suitcase, left it behind in their rented south Bengaluru house and fled, only to be arrested in about 24 hours near Pune Thursday night.
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The victim, Gouri Anil Sambrekar, was a graduate in mass media and in search of a job. The accused, Rakesh Rajendra Khedekar, is a project manager in a software firm. The duo moved into the first-floor house at Doddakammanahalli, near Hulimavu, only a month back. Police said the couple appeared to have moved to Bengaluru from Mumbai but they are yet to find out when they shifted to the city.
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Rakesh was on the run after the murder, and police nabbed him in Maharashtra when he was driving to Pune in his car. He is being brought back to Bengaluru, a police officer said.
Citing preliminary investigation, police said the incident came to light Thursday evening. Rakesh called his landlord around 5.30pm and informed him that he had killed his wife the previous night and left the city (Bengaluru). He asked the owner to alert police about the murder and her family to conduct the funeral.
The shocked landlord rushed to the house to find the door locked from outside. He alerted helpline 112, and Hulimavu police broke open the door to find Gouri's body stuffed in a trolley suitcase.
After learning that Rakesh's mobile was still switched on, DCP (southeast) Sarah Fathima coordinated with Maharashtra police. Bengaluru cops took a flight in the evening and reached Pune, and with the help of their Maharashtra counterparts, detained Rakesh near Pune around 9.30pm.