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‘One day, (Mukti Ranjan’s) brother called me. He seemed tense. When I asked, he said – That girl (Mahalakshmi) is blackmailing me. She has taken the gold chain and Rs 7 lakh from me. When the family found out about this, they became very angry with their brother. tell him that
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This statement is from Satyaranjan. Satyaranjan is the brother of Mukti Ranjan, who is an accused in Mahalakshmi’s murder case. On September 20, the body parts of 29-year-old Mahalakshmi were found in a three-storey house in Vyalikaval, Bengaluru. Mahalakshmi lived here on rent. The killer cut the dead body into 59 pieces and kept them in the fridge.
Mukti Ranjan was also among the four people the Bengaluru Police suspected of murder. He used to work in the same showroom with Mahalakshmi. After Mahalakshmi’s dead body was found, Mukti Ranjan was searched, but was not found. The police had been looking for him since September 21.
On the afternoon of September 25, 30-year-old Mukti Ranjan committed suicide by hanging herself in her village in Odisha. His dead body was found hanging from a tree. The police found a diary and a suicide note near the dead body. In this, Mukti Ranjan has confessed to Mahalakshmi’s murder. The police have come to know that Mahalakshmi is threatening to implicate Mukti Ranjan in a kidnapping case.
Mukti Ranjan had left with a two-wheeler at 4 in the morning without informing the family. His dead body was found hanging from a tree in a cemetery about 3 km from his home.
Mukti Ranjan wrote in the suicide note… ‘I liked Mahalakshmi. I loved her very much, but she used to fight with me every day. I spent a lot of money on it. His behavior was not good for me. She threatened to involve me in a kidnapping case.
I went to Mahalakshmi’s house on the 3rd of September. She started arguing with me. While I was speaking, Mahalakshmi raised her hand at me. I got very angry, so much so that I killed him. Whatever I did in anger was wrong. I was scared, so I ran home.
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Starting from 20 September, when Mahalakshmi’s body was found in pieces. As soon as the news of Mahalakshmi’s murder was received, the police reached her house. An investigation was started after the body parts were found. The police suspected that Mahalakshmi’s husband Hemant might have a hand in the murder. The two did not get along at all. Mahalakshmi had filed an assault complaint against him in February. Mahalakshmi lived apart from Hemant.
The police questioned Hemant. He said Mahalakshmi was having an affair with a hairdresser named Ashraf. One day I checked his mobile phone. From this it emerged that she was talking to Ashraf. Ashraf used to pick her up and drop her home on a bicycle.
Mahalakshmi lived in this three-storey house in Vyalikaval area of ​​Bengaluru. His room was on the top floor.
From Hemant’s statement, the police felt that Ashraf must have murdered Mahalakshmi. A search began for Ashraf. He was in Bengaluru and was found working in a salon. The police brought him to the police station.
Ashraf lives in Uttarakhand. The police checked the records of his whereabouts and call details for 20 days. Ashraf is still in police custody. The police looked at the footage from CCTV cameras installed near Mahalakshmi’s house. It was revealed that on the night of September 2, two people came to Mahalakshmi’s house on a scooter. Their faces were not clearly visible in the film.
The investigation so far was clear that Hemant and Ashraf had not murdered Mahalakshmi. A third person had been killed. The investigation continued further.
67 people were questioned, then the police arrived at Mukti Ranjan Police sources told Bhaskar that 67 people have been questioned in this case. Of these, 8 people were suspects. Mahalakshmi’s family was also questioned. His brother Ukkam had raised suspicion on 3 people. One is Mahalakshmi’s manager, one is an office colleague and one is a friend. The police caught the manager and a friend, but they were released after questioning.
By now the police were convinced that Mukti Ranjan had committed the murder. Ukkam had said in a conversation with Dainik Bhaskar that the police had not been able to reach the main accused. He lives in Odisha and works with Mahalakshmi in the office.
Mahalakshmi’s family had reached there after hearing the news of a foul smell coming from the house. When the mother opened the fridge, pieces of the dead body were kept inside.
Meanwhile, the Bengaluru Police got the phone number of Mukti Ranjan’s younger brother. After talking to him, Mukti Ranjan’s clue was found. The brother said that Mukti Ranjan had called home. Told me to leave the house quickly and go somewhere. When I asked the reason, he said he couldn’t talk on the phone. I come home, I will tell you everything together.
Mukti Ranjan had come home a day before suicide It also became clear from the words of Mukti Ranjan’s brother that he had murdered Mahalakshmi. To catch Mukti Ranjan, the police traced his whereabouts. Mukti Ranjan’s mobile phone location was initially found in West Bengal. Then the phone started going off. Finally his location was found in the village of Fundi, Odisha. After identifying the location, the Bengaluru Police sent a team to locate it.
The police were still looking for Mukti Ranjan when his body was found hanging in the Kulepara graveyard on the afternoon of 25 September. This place is about 3 km away from his house. Currently, a case of Mukti Ranjan’s suicide has been registered at the Dushiri police station. According to the police, Mukti Ranjan had come home on September 24, a day before the suicide.
Mukti Ranjan’s family lived in the village of Fundi, Odisha. The family consists of a mother, father and brother. Mukti Ranjan used to work in Bengaluru.
Mom said – Came at 10 pm, went away with the ring chain at 4 am Mukti Ranjan’s mother has also agreed to come to his house. She says, ‘I have three children. Muktirajan is the youngest. He had not come home for 2 years. Suddenly it came at 10 o’clock at night. He was very tense. As soon as he came, he said – Mother, make tea. Then he asked for food. He stayed in the house until 4 in the morning. He went away after this. As he left, he took the laptop, the ring and the necklace.
Said to my brother- I am worried, I should not commit any big crime. Mukti Ranjan’s brother Satyaranjan says, ‘Mukti Ranjan came to me before Mahalakshmi’s murder. He stayed at my hostel in Berhampur for 10-12 days. That’s when he told me I was really upset. I am afraid that I might commit a great crime.
Satyaranjan claims that Mukti Ranjan once went to Kerala. Mahalakshmi then stopped his bike and was beaten by talking about kidnapping. The people present beat him badly and handed him over to the police. Mukti Ranjan was released after paying Rs 1,000 to the police.
Mahalakshmi used to work in a shopping mall. She lived apart from her husband for about 4 years. The two were not yet divorced.
The police investigation was stuck on 3 points 3 weeks have passed since the Mahalaxmi murder case. The Bengaluru Police are still questioning Mahalakshmi’s family and her friend Ashraf. It is revealed that Mahalakshmi is pressuring Mukti Ranjan to get married. Mahalakshmi could not bear to talk about Mukti Ranjan with any staff even during work.
It is not yet known whether Mahalakshmi’s body was dismembered after her murder or whether she was alive at the time. All this would have come to light only after Mukti Ranjan was arrested, but he committed suicide. The police are still investigating the case on three points.
1. Doubt on Ashraf and Mahalakshmi’s brother After the news of Mukti Ranjan’s suicide came, we called Mahalakshmi’s brother Ukkam Singh. After several attempts he picked up the phone. A police officer picked up the phone. He said you shouldn’t call again and again. Ukkam is still in the police station. He is questioned.
Sources say that the police feel that Ukkam Singh and Ashraf may also be involved in this case. The police are investigating to see if these two had put pressure on Mukti Ranjan to associate him with the kidnapping case.
2. Mahalakshmi’s brother had threatened Mukti Ranjan Mukti Ranjan’s brother Satyaranjan has said that Ukkam, Mahalakshmi’s brother and his friends threatened Mukti Ranjan. He was beaten. He was told to do as Mahalakshmi says. If you don’t we will kill you and your brothers. Now the police are questioning Ukkam Singh on the statement of Mukti Ranjan’s brother.
This is Satyaranjan, Mukti Ranjan’s brother. Satyaranjan claims that Mahalakshmi is blackmailing Mukti Ranjan.
3. Unrecovered data of Mukti Ranjan’s laptop According to Bengaluru Police, Mukti Ranjan and Mahalakshmi met in a mall in 2023. Both used to work in a clothing showroom. He became friends during the work. They both loved each other. Mahalakshmi was pressuring Mukti Ranjan to get married. She threatened to implicate him in a kidnapping case if he did not marry. Both of them used to argue on this matter. It was in this anger that Ranjan murdered him.
The Mahalakshmi case investigating officer has reached Odisha from Bengaluru. The police will now recover Mukti Ranjan’s laptop data. This may lead to more revelations relating to the case.
SP Bhadrak Varun Guntupalli said, ‘The police have come from Bengaluru to investigate the case of murder of a woman. They had come to arrest the accused, but he committed suicide before he could be arrested. We have registered a case of accidental death and handed over the dead body to the family. ………………………………………… Also read this news related to Mahalakshmi murder cause…
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