A case of murder in which the dead body of a woman was found inside a suitcase. The woman was just 25 years old. When the police investigated the case, they found a locket of the woman and through this locket, the police reached the murderer. The murderer turned out to be none other than the lover of this woman. What was the story of this murder?

The police often come across many such complicated murder cases, when the officers are left empty-handed in the name of evidence or clues. After committing the murder, the murderer very cleverly erases all the evidence and escapes from the eyes of the police. But, he forgets that no matter how clever the criminal is, he makes some mistakes. In Mumbai too, the police solved a similar mystery, in which the murderer had disappeared after murdering his live-in partner.

It was early morning on 19 November 2023. Metro train work was going on in Kurla-Chembur, Mumbai. When the workers reached the site in the morning, they saw that two barricades had fallen on the ground. As soon as the workers lifted the barricades to place them in the right place, they were shocked. A large suitcase was kept under the barricades, looking at which it seemed that someone had deliberately hidden it there.

There was panic in the atmosphere and everyone had the same question on their face what was in this suitcase? As soon as one of the workers gathered courage and opened the chain of the suitcase, all the workers were stunned. There was a dead body of a woman inside the suitcase. Immediately the police are informed about the matter and in a short while the police and crime branch officers reach the spot.

Corpse in a suitcase and a locket around the neck

The woman was around 24-25 years old. The police found a locket with a cross mark on it around the neck of the dead body, which indicated that the deceased woman was a Christian. The postmortem report also revealed that she was strangulated to death with a sharp wire. Who was the woman, where did she live, and who killed her so brutally... the police investigation begins with these questions?

The crime branch team first makes inquiries in all the nearby churches. Policemen go to each church with the photo of the woman and the locket and ask the priest about them. Apart from this, the photo of the woman is also shared in WhatsApp and Telegram groups related to Christianity. However, despite wandering for several days, the police do not get any clue.

Clue found from social media group

Meanwhile, the crime branch receives a call from the priest of the Kandivali church, who tells them that he has got some important information about the dead girl. The priest had shared the girl's photo on the Facebook page of his community, after seeing that a priest of a church in Odisha contacted him. When the police spoke to the priest from Odisha, he told them that the girl's parents kept coming to his church.

The police had got the first clue regarding the identity of the girl. Her parents were immediately contacted. Seeing the photograph, the parents recognized their daughter. The dead body was of 25-year-old Pratima Pawl Kispotta. The family said that their daughter worked in a housing society in Mumbai and was living here with her live-in partner Oscar Manoj Barla.

Manoj and Pratima's fight

The family also informs that in recent times, there were frequent fights between the two. Now the police take Manoj's number from them and call him, but his mobile was switched off. Meanwhile, the police informer says that a shopkeeper from the Dharavi area has said that he has seen this woman in the Dharavi area. After a little effort, finally, the house is found, where this woman used to live on rent with her live-in partner.

However, the room was locked. Now when the police questioned the people around, two things came to light. First- Manoj had not returned home since November 19. And second he used to work at a samosa shop in the Sion area. When the police found the shop and spoke to the owner, he said that Manoj had left after finishing his morning work.

To dodge the police, he boarded the wrong train

When the police checked the CCTV footage installed near the shop, they saw Manoj carrying a big bag as if he had been going somewhere for a long time. Immediately, an alert was sent to the police on all the routes leading out of the city. He was also searched at the railway stations and Manoj was seen in a CCTV footage of Lokmanya Tilak Terminus.

Manoj had boarded the Godan Express train from this station, which was going to Uttar Pradesh. In such a situation, the police suspect that he boarded this train to deceive the police and would change the train from some station ahead. The police's suspicion turns out to be correct. When the CCTV camera was checked at Thane station, Manoj was seen getting off the train. On inquiry at the station, it was found that there was an overnight train to Odisha and Manoj was going to leave from here by this train.

We met on a train during the lockdown

The police conducted a search operation at the station and after some time arrested Manoj who was hiding there. As soon as he was caught by the police, he broke down and said that he had killed his live-in partner Pratima. He said that he was going to flee to Odisha by tonight's train. However, before he could succeed in his plan, the police caught him.

According to the police, Pratima and Manoj were from the same village in Odisha. When both were returning home during the lockdown imposed during the coronavirus epidemic, they met on the train. After this, both became friends and then fell in love. In July 2023, both came to Mumbai and started living in a rented room in Dharavi. After some time, Manoj suspected that Pratima was having an affair with someone else from the village.

What happened on the night of 18 November?

There were frequent quarrels between the two over this issue. On the night of November 18, there was a quarrel between the two, and in a fit of rage, Manoj strangled her to death with a fishing wire. After this, he locked Pratima's body in a suitcase in the darkness of the night and planned to go to Odisha with it.

However, when he reached the station, he was scared to see the police there. He changed his mind and took an auto rickshaw to look for a place to dump the suitcase. After wandering around, he finally left the bag at a metro construction site in the Kurla-Chembur area at night and fled from the spot. He then tried to flee to Odisha but was caught.

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A case of murder in which the dead body of a woman was found inside a suitcase. The woman was just 25 years old. When the police investigated the case, they found a locket of the woman and through this locket, the police reached the murderer. The murderer turned out to be none other than the lover of this woman. What was the story of this murder?

The police often come across many such complicated murder cases, when the officers are left empty-handed in the name of evidence or clues. After committing the murder, the murderer very cleverly erases all the evidence and escapes from the eyes of the police. But, he forgets that no matter how clever the criminal is, he makes some mistakes. In Mumbai too, the police solved a similar mystery, in which the murderer had disappeared after murdering his live-in partner.

It was early morning on 19 November 2023. Metro train work was going on in Kurla-Chembur, Mumbai. When the workers reached the site in the morning, they saw that two barricades had fallen on the ground. As soon as the workers lifted the barricades to place them in the right place, they were shocked. A large suitcase was kept under the barricades, looking at which it seemed that someone had deliberately hidden it there.

There was panic in the atmosphere and everyone had the same question on their face what was in this suitcase? As soon as one of the workers gathered courage and opened the chain of the suitcase, all the workers were stunned. There was a dead body of a woman inside the suitcase. Immediately the police are informed about the matter and in a short while the police and crime branch officers reach the spot.

Corpse in a suitcase and a locket around the neck

The woman was around 24-25 years old. The police found a locket with a cross mark on it around the neck of the dead body, which indicated that the deceased woman was a Christian. The postmortem report also revealed that she was strangulated to death with a sharp wire. Who was the woman, where did she live, and who killed her so brutally... the police investigation begins with these questions?

The crime branch team first makes inquiries in all the nearby churches. Policemen go to each church with the photo of the woman and the locket and ask the priest about them. Apart from this, the photo of the woman is also shared in WhatsApp and Telegram groups related to Christianity. However, despite wandering for several days, the police do not get any clue.

Clue found from social media group

Meanwhile, the crime branch receives a call from the priest of the Kandivali church, who tells them that he has got some important information about the dead girl. The priest had shared the girl's photo on the Facebook page of his community, after seeing that a priest of a church in Odisha contacted him. When the police spoke to the priest from Odisha, he told them that the girl's parents kept coming to his church.

The police had got the first clue regarding the identity of the girl. Her parents were immediately contacted. Seeing the photograph, the parents recognized their daughter. The dead body was of 25-year-old Pratima Pawl Kispotta. The family said that their daughter worked in a housing society in Mumbai and was living here with her live-in partner Oscar Manoj Barla.

Manoj and Pratima's fight

The family also informs that in recent times, there were frequent fights between the two. Now the police take Manoj's number from them and call him, but his mobile was switched off. Meanwhile, the police informer says that a shopkeeper from the Dharavi area has said that he has seen this woman in the Dharavi area. After a little effort, finally, the house is found, where this woman used to live on rent with her live-in partner.

However, the room was locked. Now when the police questioned the people around, two things came to light. First- Manoj had not returned home since November 19. And second he used to work at a samosa shop in the Sion area. When the police found the shop and spoke to the owner, he said that Manoj had left after finishing his morning work.

To dodge the police, he boarded the wrong train

When the police checked the CCTV footage installed near the shop, they saw Manoj carrying a big bag as if he had been going somewhere for a long time. Immediately, an alert was sent to the police on all the routes leading out of the city. He was also searched at the railway stations and Manoj was seen in a CCTV footage of Lokmanya Tilak Terminus.

Manoj had boarded the Godan Express train from this station, which was going to Uttar Pradesh. In such a situation, the police suspect that he boarded this train to deceive the police and would change the train from some station ahead. The police's suspicion turns out to be correct. When the CCTV camera was checked at Thane station, Manoj was seen getting off the train. On inquiry at the station, it was found that there was an overnight train to Odisha and Manoj was going to leave from here by this train.

We met on a train during the lockdown

The police conducted a search operation at the station and after some time arrested Manoj who was hiding there. As soon as he was caught by the police, he broke down and said that he had killed his live-in partner Pratima. He said that he was going to flee to Odisha by tonight's train. However, before he could succeed in his plan, the police caught him.

According to the police, Pratima and Manoj were from the same village in Odisha. When both were returning home during the lockdown imposed during the coronavirus epidemic, they met on the train. After this, both became friends and then fell in love. In July 2023, both came to Mumbai and started living in a rented room in Dharavi. After some time, Manoj suspected that Pratima was having an affair with someone else from the village.

What happened on the night of 18 November?

There were frequent quarrels between the two over this issue. On the night of November 18, there was a quarrel between the two, and in a fit of rage, Manoj strangled her to death with a fishing wire. After this, he locked Pratima's body in a suitcase in the darkness of the night and planned to go to Odisha with it.

However, when he reached the station, he was scared to see the police there. He changed his mind and took an auto rickshaw to look for a place to dump the suitcase. After wandering around, he finally left the bag at a metro construction site in the Kurla-Chembur area at night and fled from the spot. He then tried to flee to Odisha but was caught.

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