Uttar Pradesh: A body of a woman had been recovered from a tank of an under-construction house in the Mahewa locality in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj. According to police, his lover allegedly killed her and his her body in a tank at his under-construction house in the Yamunapar Karchhana police station area.
The body of Raj Kesar (35) was recovered on Friday from the house of the accused, Arvind, police said. As per an official, Arvind killed Kesar about a fortnight ago and hid her body in a tank at his house.
Station House Officer (SHO) Vishwajeet Singh said, "on May 30, Kesar's family reported her missing. Based on the call details of her phone, Arvind was taken into custody and interrogated. The body was recovered at his instance."
The body has been sent for post-mortem examination, he said.
Shraddha Walkar-like case was unearthed in Mira Road
Earlier on Thursday, a Shraddha Walkar-like case was unearthed in Mira Road where a 56-year-old accused was arrested for allegedly killing and chopping the body parts of his live-in partner to pieces. In the latest revelation in the Mumbai live-in murder case, the accused during the interrogation claimed that he didn't kill the woman rather she died by suicide.
However, police is claiming that as Manoj Sahani is being accused of murder, he is trying to change the narattive of the case. "During interrogation Manoj Sahani claimed that Saraswati was his wife and she died of suicide. And he wanted to dispose off the body out of fear," police said.
Manoj also claims that he is HIV positive. "The medical report has not yet been received. More clarity will come from the medical report and the forensic report of the deceased," police added. Sahani has been sent to 8-day police custody.
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