Navi Mumbai: Man killed, body chopped into pieces; wife, lover held 11 months after murder

THANE: Nearly a year after a 50-year-old man went missing, the police have arrested his wife and her paramour for allegedly killing him, chopping the body into pieces and dumping the remains in a forest in Navi Mumbai, officials said on Tuesday.The accused allegedly murdered the man in August last year, but the crime came to light only recently after the victim's brother grew suspicious over his prolonged disappearance and alerted the police.During questioning, the victim's wife and her alleged paramour reportedly confessed to the murder and revealed that they had dismembered the body before dumping the remains in a forest, the station house officer of Rabale MIDC police station said.The victim, identified as Baliram Suryanath Kushwaha, lived with his wife, Sunita (40), and their two children in Airoli, Navi Mumbai.According to investigators, Sunita was allegedly involved in an extramarital affair with Rahul Dashrath Prajapati (30), an autorickshaw driver.