Wife, Lover Kill Merchant Navy Officer, Chop Body Into 15 Pieces, Hide It In Cement-Sealed Drum

A woman and her lover allegedly stabbed her husband to death, dismembered his body, and sealed the remains in a drum filled with cement, police said on Tuesday (March 18, 2025).

The body was recovered, and both accused were arrested, they said.

The incident took place in Indira Nagar when Saurabh Rajput (29), a merchant navy employee, had been missing on March 4. An investigation was launched upon receiving information about the matter, Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Ayush Vikram Singh said.

On the basis of suspicion, police detained his wife Muskan (27) and her lover, Sahil (25), he said.