*September 26, 2024 – Bengaluru*In a gruesome murder case that has shocked Bengaluru, a man named Mukthirajan Roy allegedly killed his colleague, Mahalaxmi, and dismembered her body into 59 pieces. Roy, 28, left behind a disturbing suicide note in his diary, detailing the crime and his emotional state before taking his own life.The chilling incident occurred on September 3, when Roy reportedly murdered 26-year-old Mahalaxmi after a heated argument. In his suicide note, he confessed to the crime, writing, *”I have killed my lover Mahalaxmi on Sept 3.”* Roy described escalating tensions between them due to personal disagreements, which culminated in a physical altercation. *”I was fed up with her conduct. I fought with her over personal matters, and Mahalaxmi assaulted me. Enraged by her act, I killed her,”* he wrote.After the murder, Roy shockingly dismembered Mahalaxmi’s body and stored the pieces in a fridge. Following the brutal crime, Roy fled Bengaluru and was tracked to his hometown in Bhadrak district, Odisha. Karnataka police launched a manhunt and dispatched multiple teams to locate Roy after he was reported missing from work on September 1. However, locals discovered Roy’s body hanging from a tree in a nearby village, indicating he had taken his own life.The police believe Roy committed suicide shortly after fleeing, evading capture for days before his body was found. The investigation into his movements post-murder remains ongoing.The gruesome crime came to light when Mahalaxmi’s neighbors reported a foul smell coming from her apartment. Concerned about her well-being, her family visited the home on Saturday, only to make a horrifying discovery. Police were called to the scene and found Mahalaxmi’s dismembered body stored in a fridge, with a suitcase placed nearby. Initial investigations suggest that she was killed at the beginning of the month, with her body cut into pieces using a sharp-edged weapon.Authorities are continuing their investigation into the case, examining Roy’s diary and other evidence to piece together the tragic events that led to this horrifying crime.