A 36-year-old man, Rakesh Rajendra Khedekar, allegedly murdered his wife, Gouri Anil Sambrekar, in Bengaluru and fled. He called his landlord to report the crime, leading to the discovery of her body in a suitcase. Rakesh was arrested near Pune within 24 hours. The couple had recently moved to Bengaluru from Mumbai.
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