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Bengaluru Man Charged in Murder of Live-In Partner Found in Garbage Truck

Charged with murder and evidence destruction, he remains in custody as police await autopsy and forensic reports.

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The body was reportedly found in a Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) garbage truck near Channammanakere Skating Ground.
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Overview

  • A BBMP garbage truck driver found a sack containing a woman’s body with her hands and neck tied inside a Koramangala truck early on June 29.
  • CCTV and digital forensics traced the sack from arrival in an auto-rickshaw to the garbage truck, leading to the suspect’s arrest within 20 hours.
  • The victim was identified as Pushpa alias Asha, a 40-year-old contract employee from Hulimavu who had two children.
  • Police allege Mohammed Shamshuddin strangled her during a drunken argument and rode nearly 20 km on his motorcycle to dump her body.
  • Investigators are awaiting autopsy and forensic reports to confirm the precise cause of death and determine whether sexual assault occurred.