'Head in fridge, fingers cut off': Woman murdered in Guwahati flat; husband surrenders
A 25-year-old woman was found murdered in her Guwahati apartment with her head severed and stored in a refrigerator. Her husband has surrendered to the police and confessed to the crime.
Why it matters
This incident highlights severe issues regarding domestic violence and femicide in urban India, prompting local police investigations.
GUWAHATI: A 25-year-old married woman was allegedly murdered, with her severed head found packed in a polythene bag inside a refrigerator at a flat in Assam’s Basisthapur area in Guwahati, officials said on Monday.The victim has been identified as Riya Talukdar Goswami. Investigators described the killing as extremely brutal, saying the accused allegedly severed her head, placed it inside a polythene bag and stored it in the refrigerator. Her fingers were also allegedly cut off.According to news agency ANI, Anurag Sharma, ADCP (East) of Guwahati Police Commissionerate, confirmed that Riya’s husband, Ramanujan Goswami, is the prime accused in the case.
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