Archive · 29 Sep 2026
Andhra Butcher Arrested After Woman’s Body Found In Canal
Police in Andhra Pradesh arrested a man accused of killing a woman named Kalyani.
They say the woman was killed on September 17 after an argument about money and a child.
Police allege that the accused attacked her with a knife.
They also say he cut up her body and put the pieces in a cooling canal.
A torso was found near the canal on September 18.
Search teams later found the head, legs and other pieces, but one hand was still missing.
Investigators used CCTV and other evidence to identify the accused.
Police are also looking for a man they say helped him, while officials decide where the child should live.
Vijayawada Police arrested 35-year-old mutton shop operator Mohd Shafi over Kalyani’s alleged murder.
Police said Kalyani was killed on September 17 at Shafi’s house in Bhavanipuram after a dispute over money and a child.
Her headless torso was found near the VTPS cooling canal on September 18.
Search teams recovered her head, legs and other body parts, but one hand remained missing.
Police said Shafi’s alleged associate Abdullah Durga Rao was absconding, while the child remains with Shafi’s wife pending custody decisions.
- Who
- Kalyani was the victim; police arrested 35-year-old mutton shop operator Mohd Shafi and identified Abdullah Durga Rao as an alleged associate.
- What
- Police allege that Kalyani was murdered, dismembered and disposed of in a cooling canal.
- When
- Police said the alleged murder occurred on September 17; the torso was found on September 18, and Shafi was arrested on September 27.
- Where
- The alleged murder occurred at Shafi’s house in Bhavanipuram, Vijayawada; the remains were found in or near a cooling canal in the Ibrahimpatnam and Gollapudi areas.
- Why
- Police allege that a dispute over money and a child led to the attack, and that the body was cut up to conceal the victim’s identity and ease disposal.
- Victim
- Kalyani, identified through a tattoo and other details
- Accused
- Mohd Shafi, 35, a mutton shop operator
- Alleged murder date
- September 17
- Discovery date
- September 18
- Arrest date
- September 27
- Recovered remains
- Head, legs and other body parts; one hand was reportedly not recovered
- Other suspect
- Abdullah Durga Rao was identified as an alleged associate and was reported absconding