In a shocking incident in Maynaguri, Jalpaiguri district, a man allegedly murdered his wife, dismembered her body and roamed around with her heart and other organs in a bag. The incident took place on Friday morning in the Bankkandi area near Maynaguri town. Police have identified the accused as Ramesh Roy, a local resident, who is currently absconding.
According to local sources, Ramesh allegedly hacked his wife, Deepali (45), to death with a sharp weapon at their residence. “He then cut up her body and stuffed parts into a bag. Witnesses claimed that he went door to door in the locality, showing his wife’s organs to shocked neighbors,” said a police officer.
Local resident Bablu Roy recounted, “This morning, Ramesh was roaming around with a bag. He went to a house and showed his wife’s heart from inside the bag. Then a local person informed me. I went to his house to see whether his wife was okay. That’s when I saw blood on the bed. Then I informed the head to inform the police. Ramesh must have killed his wife.”
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On being alerted, Neelima Roy, head of the Maynaguri Gram Panchayat, immediately contacted the police. “The locals informed me that a man from my neighborhood was roaming around with body parts inside a bag and went to neighbours’ houses and showed them. After knowing this, I informed the police. The body has been recovered. The murderer is absconding,” she said.
Police personnel from Maynaguri police station, led by Inspector-in-Charge Subal Chandra Ghosh, rushed to the spot and recovered Deepali’s body parts from the couple’s home and sent to Jalpaiguri Government Medical College and Hospital for post-mortem.
Ghosh said a search is on to trace the accused. “An investigation into the incident has been started,” he said.
The shocking crime has left residents of Maynaguri stunned and fearful, as police continue efforts to track down Ramesh.
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