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Autorickshaw Driver Arrested in Rayagada Suitcase Murder

Police say CCTV, forensic leads and interstate inquiries tied the suspect to the killing as investigators continue the probe.

Overview

  • The case began when staff near a Hyundai showroom reported a foul smell from an unattended suitcase and Chandili police recovered a woman’s body.
  • Police arrested 30-year-old Boli Setti Suresh Kumar, an autorickshaw driver from Ganganagar in Visakhapatnam, and produced him before a Rayagada court.
  • Authorities identified the victim as Sandhya of Vijayawada and say she had been in a relationship with the accused.
  • Investigators say the suspect packed the body in a suitcase, moved it by train from Andhra Pradesh to Rayagada, and abandoned it after hiring an autorickshaw from the railway station.
  • Police report the accused confessed during questioning and say forensic work and cross-state coordination with Andhra Pradesh police are ongoing as the murder case proceeds.