Hyderabad Horror: Ex-army man murders wife, chops and boils body parts in cookers, grinds bones with pestle

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Sequence of Events Leading to the Alleged Crime

The suspect, Gurumurthy, reportedly informed Madhavi’s parents that she had left their home following an argument about visiting a relative. However, during police questioning, Gurumurthy allegedly admitted to murdering his wife in a fit of rage on January 15.

Police sources revealed that Gurumurthy tried to erase evidence by dismembering her body in their bathroom. He then used a pressure cooker to boil the remains and a pestle to grind the bones. Over the course of three days, he is said to have packed the remains in a bag and dumped them in a nearby lake.

Ongoing Investigation and Evidence Search

Authorities have deployed clue teams and a dog squad to search for the victim’s remains in the lake at Meerpet. However, as of Wednesday, no conclusive evidence had been recovered. Meerpet SHO K Nagaraju stated that the case is still being treated as a «missing person» investigation until tangible proof of murder is found.

Family Background and Immediate Aftermath

Gurumurthy and Madhavi, married for 13 years, lived in Hyderabad’s Jillelaguda with their two children. At the time of the alleged crime, the children were visiting Gurumurthy’s sister. Following the incident, Gurumurthy reportedly fabricated a story about Madhavi’s