Archive · 8 Sep 2026
Guwahati Man Arrested After Wife Found Beheaded, Head Refrigerated
Police found a woman’s body inside a home in Guwahati, Assam.
The woman was identified as Riya Talukdar.
Her head was found wrapped in a plastic bag inside a refrigerator.
Police arrested her husband, Ramanuj Goswami.
He reportedly surrendered and confessed to killing her.
Police said the couple had argued over an alleged extra-marital affair.
Relatives contacted police after they could not reach the couple for two days.
Officers from Hatigaon police station made the discovery at the couple’s flat.
Police found a woman’s partially decomposed, decapitated body in a Guwahati home.
The woman’s head was allegedly wrapped in plastic and stored in a refrigerator.
The victim was identified as Riya Talukdar, who recently worked at a boutique.
Her husband, cab driver Ramanuj Goswami, surrendered to police and was arrested.
Police said Goswami confessed to the killing after an alleged quarrel over an extra-marital affair.
- Who
- Riya Talukdar was killed, and her husband, Ramanuj Goswami, was arrested.
- What
- Police found Talukdar’s partially decomposed and decapitated body, with her head stored in a refrigerator.
- When
- The discovery followed two days during which relatives could not contact the couple; no exact date was provided.
- Where
- The incident occurred at the couple’s flat in the Beltola area of Guwahati, Assam.
- Why
- Police said the killing followed a quarrel over an alleged extra-marital affair.
- Victim
- Riya Talukdar
- Accused
- Ramanuj Goswami, her husband
- Location
- Beltola, Guwahati, Assam
- Discovery
- Police found the body inside the couple’s flat
- Head location
- Wrapped in a plastic bag inside a refrigerator
- Reported motive
- An alleged extra-marital affair
- Police action
- Goswami surrendered and was arrested