UP: Woman, lover kill Dubai-returned husband, stuff mutilated body in suitcase
Gorakhpur, Apr 21 (PTI): In a stark reminder of the gruesome murder of a former merchant navy officer in Meerut, a woman and her lover killed her husband who returned from Dubai 10 days ago, cut the body in two and stuffed it in a suitcase before dumping it in a field far away from home.
Police identified the man from the airline tag that was still attached to the suitcase.
Uttar Pradesh has recently witnessed two diabolical spousal murders in Meerut -- one in which the merchant navy officer's body was stuffed in a drum and the other where the husband was strangled and an attempt was made to pass it off as a case of snakebite -- that made the nation shiver in fear.
On Sunday morning, a farmer in Patkhauli village discovered a trolley bag abandoned in his field. Inside were the severed upper and lower halves of a man's body, the police said.
The police managed to identify the victim, Naushad Ahmed (38), through an airline tag which was still attached to the suitcase, they said.
When officers visited Naushad's home, his wife Razia initially claimed he had gone out the night before.
However, bloodstains and another suitcase inside the house raised suspicion. Upon questioning, Razia confessed to killing her husband with the help of her nephew, Ruman, the police said.
Ahmed had returned to his native Bhatauli village just 10 days ago.
Additional Superintendent of Police Arvind Verma said the murder took place around 2 am.
Razia, Ruman, and his friend Himanshu executed the plan. They chopped the body in two, stuffed it in a suitcase and transported it in a vehicle to dump it in a field about 55 km from his home, he said.
“Within six hours, our team traced the barcode on the airline tag and identified the victim. Razia has been arrested, and the murder weapons -- an axe, a chopper, and a pestle -- have been recovered,” the officer said.
Ruman and Himanshu are absconding, he said.
Naushad's sister alleged that Razia and Ruman were having an affair and demanded strict punishment.
Naushad is survived by his six-year-old daughter.
On March 4, Saurabh Rajput, a former merchant navy officer, was killed at his house in Meerut’s Indiranagar area by his wife, Muskan Rastogi and her lover Sahil. The two allegedly drugged Rajput and stabbed him to death. They later dismembered Rajput’s body, severed his head and hands, and hid them in a blue drum filled with cement.
Muskan, was found to be pregnant during a preliminary test, and Sahil are currently lodged in a Meerut jail.
On April 12, Amit Kashyap (30) was strangled to death by his wife Ravita (27), and her lover Amardeep (19). After committing the gruesome murder, the two placed a venomous snake near Kashyap’s bed to make it seem like a case of snakebite.
Ravita and Amardeep were taken into custody after the post-mortem report blew the lid off their plot as it showed that Kashyap died due to asphyxiation.
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Naushad, was murdered by his wife and her boyfriend, who is also her nephew.
They packed his body in a suitcase and dumped it 50 km away.
Naushad had recently returned from Saudi Arabia, where he worked.
During his time abroad, his wife got into a relationship… pic.twitter.com/q4SgnJep2J
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CM Siddaramaiah alleges ‘criminal conspiracy’ in Sringeri recount, vows legal action
Bengaluru (PTI): Alleging a “criminal conspiracy” by BJP candidate D N Jeevaraj in the Sringeri Assembly poll recounting, Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah on Tuesday said the outcome was manipulated after valid postal ballot votes in favour of Congress leader T D Raje Gowda were tampered with during the recounting process.
Following a Karnataka High Court order on an election petition filed by Jeevaraj, challenging Raje Gowda’s election, the reverification and recounting were conducted on Saturday.
After the reverification and recount of postal ballots for the Sringeri Assembly constituency, votes polled in favour of Raje Gowda were reduced by 255, the returning officer said.
A report on the matter has been submitted to the Election Commission of India for further action, the officer added.
Congress leader Raje Gowda had won the 2023 Assembly polls from Sringeri by 201 votes, defeating his nearest rival Jeevaraj.
Addressing a press conference in Bengaluru, Siddaramaiah said the High Court had directed the recounting of postal ballots and that irregularities were noticed during the exercise conducted on May 2.
“This is a clear case of criminal conspiracy,” Siddaramaiah said, alleging that valid votes cast in favour of Raje Gowda were altered after being accepted by counting agents of all parties, including Congress, BJP, and JD(S).
He claimed that during the recounting of postal ballots, 255 votes were initially accepted as valid by all agents but were later tampered with by subordinate officials.
“There is a second mark on the votes polled in favour of Raje Gowda. They had accepted these as valid votes. Subsequently, another mark was made by officials. This is a clear case of criminal conspiracy,” he said.
When asked who was behind the alleged conspiracy, the CM replied, “It was hatched by Jeevaraj and others. It is planned.”
Siddaramaiah further alleged that the returning officer acted improperly by declaring the result despite the presence of an Election Commission observer during the recounting.
“Immediately after the counting, the returning officer announced the result. He should not have done so; this is against the law,” he said.
He pointed out that Raje Gowda had originally won by 201 votes, but after the recounting, the BJP candidate was declared the winner by 52 votes.
“The BJP has committed a criminal act of conspiracy. This is not vote chori but vote dacoity,” he alleged.
The CM said a police complaint had already been filed by Raje Gowda’s election agent, Sudhir Kumar, and emphasised the need for electoral integrity.
“We want transparency and free and fair elections. That is what our Constitution mandates,” he added.
Stating that the government would pursue legal remedies, Siddaramaiah said, “We are preparing an appeal challenging the returning officer’s announcement in a court of law.”
Responding to a separate query on elections in other states, the CM said there appeared to be an anti-incumbency factor in West Bengal, while results in Tamil Nadu were “surprising,” adding that Vijay’s party was emerging as the largest there.
Following the victory of party candidates in Bagalkote and Davanagere South, Siddaramaiah expressed confidence about future electoral prospects in Karnataka.
“Even in 2028, we will win the Assembly elections. We will come back,” the CM said.
Siddaramaiah added that he would order a forensic examination into the alleged tampering of postal ballots.
