Decomposed body parts of woman found in Tamil Nadu Express in Agra; probe leads to Guduvanchery

Manik Uddin Laskar and Bhagabati Majhi | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The discovery of decomposed human body parts packed in a trolley bag on the Tamil Nadu Express at Agra Cantonment railway station has led the Government Railway Police (GRP) and the local police to a house in Guduvanchery, where some more body parts were allegedly recovered.The investigation began after the headless, decomposed body parts were found inside a red trolley bag in the rear general compartment of Train No. 12621 Tamil Nadu Express at Agra railway station around 5 a.m. on August 5. The Agra Railway Police subsequently registered a case and launched an investigation.The deceased has been identified as Hayathun Nisha, 38, wife of Jahhur Khan, and a native of Jagatsinghpur in Odisha. She was working at a private firm in the city.Based on information received from the Agra Railway Police, the GRP at Chennai Central and the Crime Intelligence Branch (CIB) of the Railway Protection Force (RPF) examined CCTV footage from Platform 4 at Chennai Central. The footage showed a man and a woman carrying a similar-looking trolley bag, boarding the Tamil Nadu Express, which had departed from Chennai Central for Delhi at around 10 p.m. on August 3.After scrutiny of CCTV footage, the police team led by P. Rajan, Superintendent of Police, traced the duo and found that they had stayed in Guduvanchery. Manik Uddin Laskar and Bhagabati Majhi | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement On Friday, a police team traced the house where the two suspects were allegedly staying on Masuthi Street in the locality, and alerted the Guduvanchery police.During a search of the house, the police allegedly found some body parts of the woman kept inside a large vessel. The police suspect that the woman and the two suspects, identified as Manik Uddin Laskar of Assam and Bhagabati Majhi of Odisha, had been staying in the house. The duo are currently on the run.The Guduvanchery police have taken up further investigation to ascertain the circumstances surrounding the woman’s death and the motive behind the alleged murder. Based on a complaint from Nisha’s son, the police registered a missing woman case and began an investigation.Special teams have been deputed to nab the suspects. Further investigation is on. Published - August 23, 2026 05:06 am IST