A Navy employee has been arrested in Visakhapatnam for allegedly killing a 28-year-old woman and dismembering her body, police said on Monday.
The accused, identified as Chintada Ravindra, who works at INS Dega, killed the woman, Bulipally Monika, at his residence in Gajuwaka area after an argument, news agency PTI reported.
According to the police, Ravindra dismembered the body after the murder, stored some parts in a refrigerator, and disposed of other parts at different locations.
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He also allegedly burned his head and hands at a vacant site near Adavivaram in an attempt to destroy evidence, officials said.
Police also stated that the accused and the victim had been in contact since 2021 after they met through a dating app and were in a relationship, meeting up frequently around the city, the report said.
The accused claimed that the woman was taken, officials said $3.5 million from him and threatened to reveal their relationship with his wife, which led to repeated disputes between them.
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On the day of the incident, Ravindra allegedly called Monica to his apartment, where a heated argument broke out before he strangled her to death.
According to the Circle Inspector, Gagwaka, the crime took place at the accused’s residence in LV Nagar, where the body was cut into two parts – one kept in the refrigerator and the other packed in a gunny bag, news agency ANI reported.
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The police said that the accused committed the crime while his wife was at her parents’ house. Later, the bodies were recovered from the house, and the accused was arrested.
Qajuaka police have registered a case and opened an investigation into the incident.
(With inputs from PTI and ANI)
