Hyderabad horror: Pregnant woman chopped in pieces by husband; threw hands, legs in Musi river

NEW DELHI: A brutal case of murder has emerged in Hyderabad, where a five-month pregnant woman was allegedly killed by her husband, who then dismembered her body and disposed of the parts in the Musi river.The incident took place at around 4.30 pm on Saturday at their residence in Medipally. The accused, a 27-year-old driver with a ride-hailing company, throttled his 21-year-old wife following frequent quarrels over family disputes.To hide the crime, he had cut the body into pieces with a hexa blade. He threw the head, hands, and legs into the Musi river at Prathapsingaram, and kept the trunk without the head and legs in his room, DCP (Malkajgiri Zone) P V Padmaja told reporters.The accused packed the body parts separately in plastic covers and made three trips to the river to dump them. Later, he called his sister claiming his wife had gone missing. When his sister grew suspicious and informed a relative, he was taken to a police station, PTI reported. He again tried to portray the murder as a missing incident, but during questioning he confessed to killing his wife, the DCP said.A case has been registered under relevant BNS sections for murder and causing disappearance of evidence, and the accused is now in custody. The remains were recovered from the house and sent for post-mortem. “We have to ascertain the deceased (is wife of the accused) and a DNA test will be conducted,” Padmaja added.Asked about the recovery of the missing body parts, she said teams of NDRF personnel and GHMC swimmers have launched searches, but nothing has been found so far.Police revealed that both the accused and the victim were from Vikarabad district and had been neighbours before marrying through a love-cum-arrange marriage in January 2024 at Arya Samaj. They moved to Hyderabad and lived in a rented house in Boduppal. However, after a month of living together, disputes began.In April 2024, the woman lodged a complaint of domestic violence with Vikarabad police, following which a case was registered. Elders later intervened and the matter was settled in a village panchayat.The woman briefly worked at a call centre in Punjagutta but was forced to quit by her husband, who suspected her movements. She became pregnant in March 2025, but quarrels continued.On August 22, she told her husband she wanted to visit Vikarabad for a medical check-up and then stay with her parents. He refused, an argument broke out, and she abused him. On the same day, police said, the man decided to kill her.The investigation is ongoing.