Note on crumpled tissue paper ‘written by Suchana Seth’ could prove crucial for Goa police probe

Seth and her estranged husband Venkatraman PR got married in 2010 and had a son in 2019, following which differences cropped up in their marriage. The two were separated and embroiled in divorce and custody proceedings.

Police said the purported note, in English, was written on a piece of tissue paper using an eyeliner. “The note is a crucial piece of evidence and it could help ascertain her state of mind and motivations,” said a police officer involved in the investigation.

The tissue paper was crumpled and an attempt had been made to tear bits of it, police sources said.

“At least five lines had been scribbled on it, and it alludes to the custody battle. The note was discovered by a forensic team during inspection at Aimangala police station in Karnataka. We have taken a sample of her handwriting and sent it for forensic examination. The exact contents of the note cannot be revealed at this stage as it will hamper the investigation,” said a police officer.

Police had earlier told The Indian Express that strained relations with her estranged husband and a custody battle may have led her to allegedly commit the crime.

Police said Seth continues to deny that she committed the murder, claiming she did not know who killed her son. Police have recorded statements of 15 people so far and attached key pieces of evidence, including a pillow, her suitcase, and bloodstained towel and cutlery from the service apartment in Goa where she was staying.

Seth was caught from Karnataka’s Chitradurga district while allegedly trying to flee in a cab with her son’s body stuffed in a bag.

Police are also getting more details of her stay there, including when exactly she allegedly killed the child. While she had booked the room for January 6-10, she checked out on the night of January 7.

The Goa murder case so far: 

👉🏽 Suchana Seth, the 39-year-old CEO of an AI startup in Bengaluru, was arrested on Monday night for allegedly murdering her 4-year-old son at a service apartment in Goa.

👉🏽  Seth was ultimately caught from Karnataka’s Chitradurga district while trying to flee in a cab with her son’s body stuffed in a bag. How was the police able to catch her? It all began with the hotel staff alerting the cops of bloodstains on the floor of her apartment. The police then coordinated with the driver of her taxi, who managed to get her to the police station without arousing suspicion. Read the full report. 

👉🏽 Conversing with Goa police in Konkani, a four-hour traffic jam on the way to Bengaluru, and the excuse of a quick washroom break – the cab driver who was ferrying Seth to her destination told The Indian Express how he managed to take her to the police station without arousing suspicion.

👉🏽 According to the police, Seth had booked the room from January 6 to January 10, but checked out earlier. Read our report on the findings of the probe so far. 

👉🏽 Three days after her arrest, investigators said they have recovered a handwritten “note” on a piece of tissue paper purportedly written by her.