Bengaluru Murder Suspect Found Dead in Odisha After Confessing to Dismembering Colleague

Mukthiranjan Roy admitted to killing Mahalakshmi and chopping her body into 59 pieces before committing suicide.

Mukthiranjan Roy, the main suspect in the murder of Mahalakshmi, was found dead by suicide in Odisha.
Roy's suicide note and diary entries revealed that he killed Mahalakshmi on September 3 following a heated argument.
The body of Mahalakshmi was discovered on September 21, chopped into 59 pieces and stored in a refrigerator at her Bengaluru residence.
Roy alleged in his confession that Mahalakshmi and her brothers extorted money from him and assaulted him.
The Karnataka Police had been actively pursuing Roy, who fled to Odisha after the murder, before he was found hanging from a tree.