Bengaluru murder case: Suspect found dead in Odisha, suicide note reveals argument with victim
Bengaluru: Mukti Ranjan Roy, the main suspect in the murder of a woman named Mahalakshmi, was found dead in Odisha’s Bhadrak district. His body was discovered hanging, and a case of suicide has been registered at Dushuri Police Station, according to the authorities.
A suicide note was found near his body, which provided crucial details regarding the events leading up to the murder. The note revealed that a heated argument took place between Mukti Ranjan and Mahalakshmi at her residence in Vyalikaval, Bengaluru. The confrontation allegedly escalated when Mukti struck Mahalakshmi on the head, resulting in her death. The note also mentioned a close relationship between the two.
Mahalakshmi’s dismembered body was found inside a refrigerator at her apartment on September 21, sending shockwaves through the city due to the gruesome nature of the crime. The 29-year-old victim was killed using a sharp weapon, although the police have yet to recover the murder weapon.
Mahalakshmi and Mukti Ranjan were colleagues, working at the same store in a Bengaluru mall where Ranjan served as a manager. Her call records indicated frequent communication with him, which led investigators to suspect him. Since the start of September, Ranjan had been missing, and his phone remained switched off, further deepening suspicions.
The Bengaluru police had been searching for Ranjan for two days before he was found dead in Bhadrak. Several personal belongings, including his bag, laptop, and mobile phone, were recovered from the scene.
Investigators from Vyalikaval Police Station are now coordinating with their counterparts in Odisha to continue the investigation. Although the death note has provided some answers, several aspects of the case remain unclear.
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Trump pauses Project Freedom, claims great progress for final agreement with Iran
Washington (PTI): President Donald Trump has suspended “Project Freedom,” to escort ships through the Strait of Hormuz, claiming progress in negotiations with Iran toward an agreement to end the war.
In a post on Truth Social on Tuesday, Trump said, “Great progress has been made toward a complete and final agreement with representatives of Iran.”
“Based on the request of Pakistan and other Countries, the tremendous Military Success that we have had during the Campaign against the Country of Iran and, additionally, the fact that Great Progress has been made toward a Complete and Final Agreement with Representatives of Iran, we have mutually agreed that, while the Blockade will remain in full force and effect, Project Freedom (The Movement of Ships through the Strait of Hormuz) will be paused for a short period of time to see whether or not the Agreement can be finalized and signed," Trump said.
Project Freedom was launched on Monday to escort ships, stranded due to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, out to safety. Trump had announced the operation on Sunday and the US Central Command began implementing it the next day.
However, the Project led to friction in the vicinity of the narrow seaway, a key route for transporting one-fifth of the global oil supplies, with the UAE claiming that its ships were attacked by Iran. The US also claimed to have destroyed several Iranian small boats.
Trump’s statement on Truth Social came hours after US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that Operation Epic Fury, launched on February 28, had concluded as its objectives have been achieved.
"Operation Epic Fury is concluded. We achieved the objectives of that operation. We're not cheering for an additional situation to occur. We would prefer the path of peace. What @POTUS would prefer is a deal... that is, so far, not the route that Iran has chosen," Rubio told a press conference at the White House on Tuesday.
On Project Freedom, Rubio said the goal was to rescue almost 23,000 civilians from 87 different countries who were trapped inside the Persian Gulf and left for dead by the Iranian regime.
"This is not an offensive operation. This is a defensive operation, and what that means is very simple: there’s no shooting unless we're shot at first. We’re not attacking them, but if they're attacking us or they’re attacking a ship, you need to respond to that," Rubio said.
