In a horrific incident at Balaji Hills in Boduppal, a man has allegedly murdered his five-month-pregnant wife and dismembered her body at their house and threw the pieces in the Musi river, police said on Sunday. The accused, Mahender Reddy, reportedly informed his relatives about the crime late on Saturday night.
Local residents of Boduppal said they became aware of the incident around 3 am on Sunday when police arrived at the scene. "We came to know that he chopped her body. The police were seen taking out some packets," one local said.
The incident occurred at about 4.30 pm on Saturday when the 27-year-old accused, who works as a driver with a ride-hailing company, murdered his 21-year-old wife, Swathi, by throttling her over frequent quarrels due to family disputes.
In order to conceal the evidence, he chopped the body into pieces using a hexa blade, disposed of the head, hands, and legs by throwing them into the Musi river at Prathapsingaram, and retained the headless and legless trunk in his room, DCP (Malkajgiri Zone) P V Padmaja told reporters.
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The accused then packed the body parts separately in small plastic covers and went to the river three times to throw the pieces, the DCP said.
Later, the accused called his sister informing that his wife went missing, who then raised suspicion and informed a relative, who took him to a police station. He again tried to portray the murder as a missing incident, but during questioning he confessed of killing his wife, Padmaja said.
Based on his confession, a case under relevant BNS sections on charges of murder and causing disappearance of evidence of offence was registered and the accused was taken into custody, she said.
The dismembered body was found in the house and sent for post-mortem, she said, adding, "We have to ascertain if the deceased (is wife of the accused) and a DNA test will be conducted".
Asked if the chopped body parts were recovered, the police official said personnel of NDRF besides swimmers of Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC), took up searches, but so far they did not find the body parts.
The accused and the victim, both natives of Vikarabad district, who were neighbours, were married through a love-cum-arrange marriage in January 2024 at Arya Samaj here, police said.
After marriage, they moved to Hyderabad and resided in a rented house at Boduppal. They lived happily for about one month, thereafter frequent quarrels arose between them due to family disputes. In April 2024, the woman lodged a complaint with police in Vikarabad, accusing her husband of domestic violence, and a case was registered.
Subsequently, village elders held conciliatory talks, and a compromise was arrived at.
The deceased worked for three months at a call center in Punjagutta in the city. However, due to suspicion over her movements, the accused stopped her from continuing her job.
In March 2025, she conceived. Even then, frequent quarrels continued between them, police said.
On August 22, the woman told the accused that she would go to Vikarabad for a medical check-up and thereafter stay at her parents’ house. The accused did not agree, and a quarrel ensued. She abused him, and on the same day, the accused decided to eliminate her, police said.
The investigation is underway, police added.
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