The man, whose name the police did not reveal, allegedly stabbed the woman, Mahalakshmi (29), on the suspicion that she was involved with another man, said a Bengaluru police officer.

The Bengaluru police revealed that the victim has been identified as Mahalakshmi whose body was cut into over 30 pieces and stuffed in a refrigerator.

According to the mother, Mahalakshmi had told her over the phone on September 2 that she would visit her husband soon. That was the last communication between the mother and the daughter.

Mahalakshmi's body was reportedly cut into 30 pieces and stored in the fridge for many days before being discovered by her landlord and family

The body was first discovered by the landlord of the victim who had entered the flat to find out the source of the foul stench that had been pervading the neighbourhood for over two days. The woman has been identified as Mahalakshmi,

Bengaluru police on September 21 discovered a dismembered woman's body stored in a refrigerator in Vyalikaval's Malleswara area. The victim, identified as 29-year-old Mahalakshmi, is believed to have been murdered.