Overview

• Hyderabad police said the husband confessed after initially trying to claim his wife was missing, and he is now in custody on murder and evidence‑tampering charges.
• The killing occurred at their Medipally residence on Saturday afternoon, with police alleging he throttled her and used a hexa blade to dismember the body.
• Investigators said the head, hands, and legs were packed into small plastic covers and taken to the Musi River in three trips, while the torso was left at the home.
• The recovered torso has been sent for post‑mortem, and officials said DNA analysis will be used to confirm the victim’s identity and support the case file.
• Search operations by NDRF personnel and Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation swimmers are underway along the Musi, where no missing parts had been found as of the latest update.