Indian Navy personnel kills woman, dismembers body and stores its parts in refrigerator in Visakhapatnam; held

The accused was arrested in the Gajuwaka area of Visakhapatnam, police said. Representational Pic/File

An Indian Navy personnel allegedly murdered a 28-year-old woman, dismembered her body, and attempted to destroy evidence in Gajuwaka area, a police official said on Monday, reported the PTI.

According to the police, the accused procured a knife online, dismembered the body, stored some parts in a refrigerator, and burnt the head and hands at a vacant place near Adavivaram on Sunday.

The accused has been identified as Chintada Ravindra, police said.

Murder inside the house

According to the Circle Inspector of Police (CI) in Gajuwaka, Visakhapatnam, the incident took place in a house located in LV Nagar, where the accused reportedly dismembered the victim's body into two parts. One-half was kept in a refrigerator, while the other half was packed in a gunny bag, as per the ANI.

Police informed that the accused committed the crime while his wife was away at her parental home.

Argument broke out between the two

According to reports, Ravindra had asked the victim, Mounika, to come to his house in the afternoon. An argument broke out between them, which escalated, leading to the brutal murder. The accused, Ravindra, has been taken into police custody, the news agency reported.

Gajuwaka police have registered a case and are currently investigating the matter.

Posted at INS Dega

Ravindra was posted at INS Dega, had been in contact with the deceased Polipalli Mounika since 2021 after meeting her through a dating application, police said, adding that the two developed a relationship over time and frequently met at various locations across Visakhapatnam, such as parks and theatres, reported the PTI.

"A Navy staff (Ravindra) on Sunday killed Mounika at his residence following an altercation and later dismembered the body, disposed of the parts at different locations," the official told PTI.

Threatened to reveal their relationship to his wife

According to the accused, the woman had allegedly taken Rs 3.5 lakh from him and threatened to reveal their relationship to his wife, leading to frequent disputes between them, the official said, as per the PTI.

On the day of the incident, the accused allegedly called her to his flat, where a heated argument broke out before he smothered her to death, the official added.

(with PTI and ANI inputs)