According to the police statement, the family of the deceased woman had filed a missing person’s report which said that she was missing since November 10.
The victim Jaynato Nimai Mandal, a resident of Malda in West Bengal, was employed as a construction worker, he said.
The incident occurred in the wee hours of Sunday at the building where one of the friends of the accused lives, he said.
The Delhi Police sources said that he had first chopped her body into 35 pieces, then burnt her face in such a way that it becomes unidentifiable even if the body parts are discovered.
Accused of butchering his live-in partner, the 28-year-old food blogger by profession is now being likened to notorious serial killer and sex offender Jeffrey Dahmer and Ted Bundy who raped, mutilated and murdered scores of women.
The accused, Ram Kumar Sharma, resident of Mohan Garden area was arrested and weapon used in the crime has also been recovered from him, they said.
The Delhi Police will present the accused before Saket Court today and seek his further custody.
The woman has been admitted to the medical college hospital and her husband arrested, they said.
The two horrific murders have several aspects in common. Experts here said they not only reveal the brutality of the killers but also the fact that the murders were premeditated, and not committed in a fit of rage.
Mohammad Imran (24) has been arrested in connection with the incident which was reported on Wednesday at Jafrabad police station, they said.
The arrested persons were identified as Yogesh Kumar Arora and Rani (former maid of the deceased) from whom robbed jewellery articles were recovered from Chhatarpur Enclave, PS Mehraulli.
The three had a physical argument, and the duo stabbed Vishal to death. The accused then fled the scene, but were apprehended by Mumbai Police within hours.
CCTV footage of the purported incident circulating on social media shows a scuffle between two youths. During the scuffle, a third person is seen arriving at the spot with something in his hand and attacking the victim.
The court also slapped a fine of Rs. 50,000 and Rs. 25,000 on Saddam and Najma respectively. On October 22, 2019, Vahid’s blood-stained body was recovered from Singhadi road under Hindoli police station here, he said.
Five teams led by Sadar Deputy Superintendent of Police have been constituted to investigate the matter, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Abhishek Yadav said.
The accused — Ajay (39), Tara Chand (34) and Naresh (38) — all natives of Rajashan’s Alwar, have been arrested, they said.
The incident took place on the intervening night of Sunday and Monday, police said, adding the deceased was identified as Mohit Arora, a resident of Uttam Nagar.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (northwest) Usha Rangnani said a call was received from BJRM hospital in Jahangirpuri at 11.48 pm informing about the admission of a person with stab injuries on his chest.
The last such incident took place on September 20 at their home in Longjap in Kachua police station area, they said.
The accused woman is the niece of the deceased’s husband. She was staying with the deceased’s family here, the official said.
The deceased, Richard and Melanie Minz, succumbed to their injuries, while their daughter Teresa is struggling for her life in a hospital in Ranchi.
The incident took place at Semliya village in the Sunel police station area of Jhalawar on Thursday evening.
The incident happened in Safdarjung Development Area on Wednesday, they said.
The pattern of killings led to the suspicion of involvement of a serial killer, but Sagar police officials on Thursday said it was a matter of investigation and too early to jump to any conclusion.
A case under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act was registered against the accused on Monday evening, they said.