Archive · 8 Sep 2026
Guwahati Man Confesses to Wife’s Murder, Threatens ‘Sugar Daddy’
Police in Guwahati found Riya Talukdar dead inside the apartment she shared with her husband, Ramanuj Goswami.
Neighbours reported a bad smell after they had not seen the couple for about two days.
Police found Talukdar’s body and later found her head inside a refrigerator in a polythene bag.
Investigators suspect she was attacked with a sharp weapon after an argument.
Goswami was not at home when police arrived.
He surrendered late on Sunday night.
A court ordered that he remain in police custody for seven days.
Goswami later told reporters that he killed his wife and had no regrets.
He also threatened someone he called the “sugar daddy,” but did not explain who that person was.
Ramanuj Goswami told reporters he killed his 25-year-old wife, Riya Talukdar, in Guwahati.
Police found Talukdar’s decomposing body after neighbours reported a foul smell from the couple’s apartment on September 6.
Her severed head was allegedly discovered inside a polythene bag in the apartment’s refrigerator.
Goswami surrendered late Sunday night and was remanded to seven days of police custody.
While being taken to court, Goswami said he had no regrets and threatened to kill someone he called the “sugar daddy” after his release.
- Who
- Ramanuj Goswami and his 25-year-old wife, Riya Talukdar, are central to the case.
- What
- Talukdar was found dead, with her severed head recovered from a refrigerator; Goswami surrendered and was placed in police custody.
- When
- The case came to light on September 6; Goswami surrendered late Sunday night and spoke to reporters on Tuesday.
- Where
- The incident occurred in the couple’s apartment in Guwahati, Assam.
- Why
- Police suspect a sharp-weapon attack after an altercation and are investigating the motive and sequence of events.
- Victim
- Riya Talukdar, 25
- Suspect
- Ramanuj Goswami
- Location
- The couple’s apartment in Guwahati, Assam
- Initial discovery
- Neighbours reported a foul smell on September 6
- Evidence recovered
- Talukdar’s body and severed head; the head was allegedly inside a polythene bag in a refrigerator
- Police custody
- Seven days
- Reported threat
- Goswami threatened to kill a person he called the “sugar daddy” after serving his jail term
