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Woman Found Decapitated in Guwahati House, Head in Refrigerator
Police found a woman named Riya Talukdar dead inside a house in Guwahati.
Her body had been decapitated.
Police found her head inside the refrigerator in a plastic bag.
Neighbours called the police after noticing a bad smell.
Officers said the body had started to decompose.
They estimated that the murder happened one or two days earlier.
Talukdar worked at a boutique, and her husband was a cab driver.
Her husband reportedly surrendered to police and is believed to be the main suspect.
The body was sent for a post-mortem examination.
Police found Riya Talukdar’s partially decomposed, decapitated body inside a house in Guwahati’s Beltola area.
Her severed head was recovered from a refrigerator after being wrapped in a plastic bag.
Neighbours alerted police on Sunday night after reporting a foul smell from the house.
Police estimated that the murder occurred 24 to 48 hours before the body was discovered.
Talukdar’s husband, a cab driver, reportedly surrendered and is believed by police to be the prime suspect.
- Who
- Riya Talukdar was the victim; her husband, a cab driver, is reportedly the prime suspect.
- What
- Police found Talukdar’s decapitated body and recovered her severed head from a refrigerator.
- Where
- Inside a house in the Beltola area of Guwahati.
- When
- Police were called on Sunday night; the murder was estimated to have occurred 24 to 48 hours earlier.
- Why
- The articles do not state a motive.
Key facts
- Victim
- Riya Talukdar
- Occupation
- Boutique worker
- Location
- Beltola, Guwahati
- Discovery
- Neighbours reported a foul smell on Sunday night
- Head recovered
- Inside a refrigerator, wrapped in a plastic bag
- Estimated time of murder
- 24 to 48 hours before discovery
- Investigation status
- The husband reportedly surrendered and is believed to be the prime suspect
- Next step
- The body was sent for post-mortem examination
Quotes
Police official
An official involved in the police investigation
“The murder took place 24 to 48 hours ago as the body had started decomposing. The severed head was found in a polythene bag inside the refrigerator.”
telegraphindia.com
Sources
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