Man held in Jharkhand after 22-year-old wife found chopped into pieces
Sahibganj (Jharkhand), Dec 18: A man was on Sunday arrested here after his wife was found chopped into pieces, with body parts dumped in different areas of the district, a police officer said on Sunday.
The case, similar to the Shraddha Walkar murder in Delhi, has left the locals in shock, he said.
The victim, a 22-year-old woman, was the second wife of 28-year-old Dildar Ansari, the officer said.
Local residents spotted the victim's body parts, which were being dragged by dogs, in Boria area of the district, and the police were subsequently informed about the matter.
Sahibganj Superintendent of Police, Anuranjan Kispotta, said 18 pieces of her body could be recovered so far.
"The accused committed the crime with family members, who were yet to be arrested," the SP said.
Earlier, Jagannath Pan, the officer-in-charge of Borio Police Station, told PTI, "On inspection, it was found that the parts were of a 22-year-old woman, a resident of Donda Pahar in Boria area. Locals were left aghast at the incident."
Sub-Divisional Police Officer (Sahibganj) Rajendra Kumar Dubey said some of the body parts of the victim were found in an abandoned house in the district.
After an initial probe, Ansari was arrested in connection with the murder, Dubey said, without divulging further details.
Senior police officers are in the locality looking into the matter, the SDPO said.
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Man arrested with Rs 2.54-crore heroin in Mumbai
Mumbai (PTI): Police have arrested a man and seized over 500 grams of heroin worth Rs 2.54 crore in the illicit market from him in Mumbai, officials said on Friday.
The police's Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) made the drug seizure in Santacruz in the western suburbs. The operation was conducted by the Kandivali unit of the ANC on Thursday as part of a special crackdown against drug trafficking in the area, they said.
Acting on specific inputs, an ANC team conducted a raid in Santacruz (East) and intercepted a man. During a search, the team recovered 508 grams of high-grade heroin from his possession, an official said.
The seized contraband, a highly addictive, opioid drug derived from morphine, is estimated to be worth Rs 2.54 crore in the international market, he informed.
Following the seizure, a case was registered against the man under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, and he was formally placed under arrest in the early hours of Friday.
The police are currently investigating the source of the drug and trying to identify the intended recipients of the consignment, he said.
