UP man kills lover in sleep, chops up body after fight over her mobile chats
A 38-year-old married woman was allegedly murdered by her lover, who police say slit her throat while she was asleep after an argument over mobile
A 38-year-old married woman was allegedly murdered by her lover, who police say slit her throat while she was asleep after an argument over mobile phone chats, dismembered her body into three pieces and dumped the remains at different locations in Uttar Pradesh's Jaunpur district before being arrested in a police encounter while allegedly trying to dispose of the remaining body parts. Read Full Story Police identified the accused as Hemal Khakharia alias Dilip, 42, a resident of Gujarat currently living in the Teachers' Colony in the Madiyahu area of Jaunpur. The victim was identified as Reshma Khan alias Sana. According to police, Khakharia was intercepted late on Sunday night near Ramnagar Block Gate after the police tracked him. Police said he allegedly opened fire while attempting to flee, prompting retaliatory firing in which he sustained a bullet injury to his right leg before being arrested.
BODY FOUND, PROBE BEGINS The case came to light on Sunday morning when local residents spotted a mutilated human torso wrapped in a black polythene sheet in bushes near the Ranipur Bypass in the Madiyahu police station area and alerted police. The remains were sent for post-mortem examination, while a police team launched an investigation using electronic and other evidence to identify the victim and trace those responsible. WHAT POLICE SAY HAPPENED According to police, Khakharia had brought Reshma from Babatpur in Varanasi to his rented accommodation in Teachers' Colony on July 4. While at the room, the two allegedly got into an argument after going through chats on a mobile phone. Although the dispute later appeared to subside, police said the accused remained angry. Investigators allege that after the woman fell asleep, Khakharia slit her throat with a knife, killing her.
Police said he then went to a nearby market, bought black polythene bags and returned to the room, where he used a cleaver to cut the body into three pieces, severing the hands and legs before packing the remains separately. According to police, the torso was dumped near the Ranipur Bypass, while the legs and other body parts were discarded near a culvert close to the Ramnagar Block crossing. ENCOUNTER AND ARREST Police said the accused became alarmed after learning that one of the body parts had already been recovered and that investigators were working to identify the victim. According to the Circle Officer of Madiyahu, Khakharia allegedly set out late on Sunday night to remove or conceal the remaining body parts. Acting on a tip-off, police laid a cordon near the Ramnagar Block Gate and intercepted him.
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