Mira Road murder: Indian man kills live-in partner, chops her body into 20 pieces and then boils them
Manoj Sahani
A 56-year-old man allegedly killed his 32-year-old live-in partner and chopped her body into 20 pieces in a bid to destroy the evidence. But his attempt to cover up the murder failed miserably as he was arrested by the police.
The incident took place in Mumbai city of India state of Maharashtra on the western coast.
The accused, Manoj Sahani, had been in a relationship with Saraswati Vaidya, 32, since 2014. They were staying at a rented apartment in Geeta Nagar Phase 7 for the past three years.
The incident sent shockwaves in the city as it reminded them of thebone-chilling murders of Shraddha Walkar and Nikki Yadav, who were allegedly killed by their live-in partners in a similar fashion in Delhi.
On Wednesday evening, cops received a call from the neighbours complaining of a foul smell emanating from the couple’s house.
When the cops reached the flat, Sahani tried to make for a quick run after spotting them,but he was caught.
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At the flat, police found only women’s legs. The accused told the cops that he had disposed of other body parts over the past two to three days.
Gory details emerge
The man used a tree-cutter to chop her body into 20 pieces. He then boiled the bodyparts in a pressure cooker and put them inplastic bags to dispose them off by feeding them to dogs and other animals. Police said that over 12 to 13 pieces of the woman's body were recovered from the site.
Sahani showed no remorse while admitting that he committed the crime, cops said.
It is suspected that the murder may have taken place on June 4. Though the exact cause is yet to be ascertained, neighbours told the police that the couple fought quite often.
“In the preliminary inquiry, it seems that the accused, in order to destroy the evidence, chopped the body in pieces. We nabbed the accused while he was trying to leave the building. We are further interrogating him,” said Jayant Bajbale, Deputy Commissioner of Police.
"We believe that Sahani cut the woman’s body into pieces so as to make it easy for him to dispose them of," Bajbale added.
A police officer from Nayanagar Police Station said that they are looking for the missing body parts.
Police are yet to file an FIR against the accused, but reports suggest that the Sahani may be charged for murder and destruction of evidence. A forensic team has also been called to collect samples and evidence from the flat.
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