Overview
- In Hyderabad, Cyberabad police arrested 30-year-old Vijay Toppa alias Wilson for strangling his live-in partner Tara Bohra over a pregnancy dispute and dumping her body in a suitcase on May 23.
- On Bengaluru’s outskirts, 26-year-old Shankar surrendered with his wife Manasa’s severed head after beheading her during an argument over a suspected affair.
- Bengaluru Rural authorities detained seven suspects from Bihar, including main accused Ashiq Kumar, for the May 20 murder of 17-year-old Reema Kumari whose body was found in a blue suitcase near Chandapura railway bridge.
- Special teams in both cities tracked suspects using store CCTV, vehicle movement data and mobile forensics to swiftly locate and detain the accused.
- Investigators have seized weapons, electronic devices and luggage used in the crimes as they prepare evidence and move toward formal charges and remand proceedings.