Wheelie bin woman-killer suspect speaks two chilling last words before fleeing country with his son – as last man to see him in Australia breaks his silence

The last man to speak to the alleged murderer of Chaithanya ‘Swetha’ Madhagani before fleeing there India has revealed his chilling final moments before escaping foreign justice.

Mrs. Madhagani husband, Ashok Raj Varikuppala, is suspected of killing his wife at their home in Point Cook in Melbourne’s south-west before fleeing the country with their four-year-old son Ayra.

He remains at large, months after Ms Madhagani’s bodyy was found in a green rubbish bin on Mount Pollock Road in Buckley, west of Geelong, Victoria, at noon on March 8.

Now Daily Mail Australia can reveal that Varikuppala calmly called a taxi to the airport from the couple’s home the Friday before his wife’s body was found.

Police claim authorities discovered the dumpster, 50 miles from the family home, based on a tip from her husband.

Now the taxi driver, who wishes to remain anonymous, has told Daily Mail Australia how he picked up Varikuppala that afternoon after receiving a routine fare through his taxi company.

The taxi driver said he questioned the father’s reason for travel as he was curious as to why his passenger was traveling abroad with the young child.

“Family problems,” came the chilling two-word response.

Ashok Raj Varikuppala (left) and Chaithanya ‘Swetha’ Madhagani were married for 12 years before her body was found in a garbage bin

Varikuppala has not been seen since he reportedly dropped his son off with Ms Madhagani’s parents at their home in the south-central Indian city of Hyderabad days later.

But during the journey from the Point Cook home to Melbourne airport, the suspected killer appeared nervous, the driver said.

He said the father had traveled with his young son to the airport’s international departure terminal at Terminal 2, carrying a large suitcase and two smaller bags.

But the driver admitted he had no idea the extent of the alleged family problems the man was now facing in Australia.

“I thought maybe his parents were unwell and he was going to visit them,” he said.

Varikuppala told the taxi driver that he planned to return after a short visit and talked to him about his solar panel installation company.

“I told him I was interested in getting solar on my home and he gave me his details,” the driver said. “He said you can contact my colleague in my absence.”

Varikuppala even wrote down his details after failing to find a business card.

The green waste bin containing Ms Madhagani’s body was found in a field near Geelong

“He also has my details,” the taxi driver said. “He said his colleague would talk to me in his absence and help sort out the panels.”

Varikuppala was not concerned about revealing his identity, booking the taxi under his own name, paying by credit card and leaving his name and number with the driver.

But the driver said the man appeared visibly shaken and shaken during the 45-minute journey.

‘He didn’t seem well. I thought he was stressed. He was nervous,” the driver said.

‘It seemed a bit strange to me that he was traveling with a four-year-old son and his wife was not there.

“I thought maybe the woman stayed home because of family problems and he flew with the child.”

Varikuppala sat directly behind the driver the entire journey to the airport, while his son was strapped next to him in the rear passenger seat.

Chaithanya ‘Swetha’ Madhagani’s family embraces outside her funeral in India

The boy would later be dumped on the doorstep of his grandparents’ home, a world away from his home in Australia.

“He was too young to know what was going on,” said the driver, who was unaware who his passenger was until homicide detectives tracked him down the day after Ms. Madhagani’s body was found.

The driver spent two hours with detectives the following Monday as they worked to piece together every detail from the suspected killer’s last trip in Australia.

“Luckily I had all those details, like I had the booking number in my phone, he wrote down his details which I also gave to the police, and also the receipt,” he said.

‘I was on my way back to Point Cook when I got the call. I had no idea it would lead to this.”

On Friday, Victoria Police declined to comment to Daily Mail Australia on the progress of the investigation and locating the wanted fugitive.

“This investigation remains active and ongoing – unfortunately we are not in a position to provide specific details of ongoing investigations or to liaise with other agencies,” a spokesperson said.

The driver said police had also taken CCTV footage of Varikuppala’s last journey, captured from his cab.

Chaithanya ‘Swetha’ Madhagani said goodbye in India. Her alleged killer is still at large

In March, more than a hundred mourners gathered at the Mallapur Crematorium in India’s Hyderabad region to pay their respects to the beloved mother following Ms Madhagani’s murder.

“It’s not the time to die – you were so young, what will we do without you?” her father Balshetty Madhagani told mourners.

Loud screams filled the air as Ms Madhagani’s body was placed in the courtyard of her family’s home.

Another relative, Anna Swamy, said they desperately hoped police would charge Ms Madhagani’s husband.

“We want justice for our daughter,” he said. “We don’t know where Ashok is,” Mr. Swarmy said.

“There is no one from Ashok Raj’s family. They should have been here if they really care about their grandson.”.

Daily Mail Australia exclusively revealed that the Varikuppala family had offered Ms Madhagani’s son four hectares of land to care for and educate the boy.

The house in Hyderabad where Mr Varikuppala reportedly visited Ms Madhagani’s parents to apologize for what happened and drop off their grandson

Varikuppalas parents have since visited their daughter-in-law’s home to ‘apologise’ to Mrs Madhagani’s mother and father for what their son is alleged to have done, and offered the family four hectares of land, as well as an offer to care for the boy and to go to school.

In March, Madhagani’s maternal grandfather K Gopal, who also lives with her parents, told Daily Mail Australia that the visit “took place a few days ago”.

“They wanted to take care of their grandson,” the 80-year-old said. ‘They offered four hectares of land for him.

‘They expressed their regret for the incident and apologized for what had happened. They remember Swetha as a happy daughter-in-law.”

Mr Gopal said Varikuppala’s parents had already enrolled Arya in a nearby school.

He also said they did not know where Varikuppala was but were “informed that he is absconding.”

Varikuppala’s parents have reportedly offered to take care of their grandson Ayra and send him to school (photo)

In March, Victoria Police said Varikuppala was a person of interest in the investigation into Ms Madhagani’s death and was still overseas despite his claim he would return to Australia.

Mrs Madhagani and Varikuppala had been married for 12 years and seemed happy according to many reports from neighbors in the Melbourne suburb of Point Cook, where the family had lived for three years.

However, close family friend Praveen Kumar Thopucherla – who has known the couple for seven years – told Daily Mail Australia that the family’s “internal issues” were well known to friends, describing their marriage as “love and arranged”.

“I believe they went deeper than it seems,” he said.