Bengaluru fridge murder suspect ends life, confesses to killing Mahalakshmi in chilling suicide note

The man, who was accused of murdering Bengaluru woman, chopping her body into pieces and stuffing them in a refrigerator, was found hanging from a tree in Odisha.

The man, identified as Muktirajan Pratap Ray, 31, was found dead near Bhuinpur in Odisha. In a suicide note, he admitted to killing Mahalakshmi, 29, at her home in Vyalikaval, Bengaluru.

Odisha police have registered a case of unnatural death in Ray's suicide.

Once the Bengaluru police submit a requisition and get court approval, Odisha police will hand over the suicide note, sources quoted by The Indian Express said. The investigation team from Bengaluru are on the way to Odisha.

This comes after Bengaluru police found out that Ray was behind the murder of the woman. The duo who had been working together in a city mall had known each other since 2003. Police tried to contact Mahalakshmi's acquaintances and became suspicious when they could not find him.

Ray was reportedly unhappy with Mahalakshmi's relationship with another man, which allegedly led to her murder. 

Mahalakshmi's maggot-infested body was discovered by her mother and sister after neighbours alerted them about foul smell from the single-bedroom flat. Her body was cut into around 50 pieces and kept inside the 165 litre refrigerator.