Karnataka horror: Young woman’s body found stuffed in suitcase near railway tracks on Bengaluru outskirts

The body of an unidentified woman was found inside a suitcase near the railway tracks in Chandapura, Anekal, on the outskirts of Bengaluru on Wednesday, police said. There were no visible injury marks on the body.

A senior police officer said, based on a preliminary investigation, that the woman is estimated to be at least 18 years old or older. Her identity is still unknown. The police believe she may have been murdered somewhere else before her body was placed in the suitcase.

The officer added that the suitcase with the body was likely thrown from a moving train. A passerby spotted the abandoned suitcase and alerted the police.


“Since there are no clear injuries on the body, we suspect she might have been strangled or smothered,” the officer said. “However, the exact cause of death will only be known after the postmortem.”

Superintendent of Police for Bengaluru Rural CK Baba said, “We have started our investigation and registered a murder case at Suryanagar police station. It appears the suitcase was thrown from a running train. The suitcase had only the body, no ID or personal belongings were found. We will continue our investigation thoroughly.”

The police are now working to find more information about the woman and the circumstances of her death.

Inputs from PTI