VISAKHAPATNAM: A 35-year-old Naval employee murdered a 29-year-old woman at his house, dismembered her body, destroyed some parts, and stored others in a refrigerator at LV Nagar under Gajuwaka police station limits in Vizag city. The crime came to light after the accused surrendered to the police. The deceased was identified as Mounika. The accused, Ch Ravindra, is a Navy technician and a native of Rajam in Vizianagaram district. Ravindra was married and had developed an affair with Mounika, a resident of Vizag city. According to reports, Ravindra’s wife had left for her hometown in Vizianagaram a few weeks ago, leaving him alone in the house. Mounika visited Ravindra’s house on Sunday afternoon (March 29) after receiving a phone call from him. The couple stayed at the house for several hours, but they reportedly fought in the evening. In a fit of rage, Ravindra stabbed her to death and dismembered her body.

He allegedly packed some of the body parts in a bag, went to an isolated location, and destroyed them, while keeping others in his refrigerator. Police said Ravindra later went to the station, confessed to the crime, and surrendered. Officers recovered some of the body parts from his residence. However, the head was missing, and authorities suspect Ravindra disposed of it elsewhere. A special team has been formed to trace the head and the remaining body parts.

VARANASI: Swift action by the Bengaluru-Varanasi IndiGo flight crew averted a major tragedy by stopping a 30-year-old passenger, who claimed to be “possessed”, from opening the emergency exit door after takeoff and before landing.The passenger, Mohammad Adnan from Mau, was detained by CISF after the flight landed at Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport in Varanasi and later handed over to Phulpur police. The flyer, who was coming to Varanasi from Goa via Bengaluru, left police and other agencies stunned with his bizarre claim that he was “possessed” and had no idea the button could open the exit door. An FIR was lodged against him under Section 125 (endangering human life or personal safety of others) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, and an investigation has started, said Phulpur police station in-charge Atul Singh. Multiple agencies are investigating the incident.

During the initial investigation, it was found that about 15 minutes after the flight took off from Bengaluru around 8.15 pm, Adnan first tried to tamper with the emergency exit, but was prevented by the cabin crew.However, just before landing at LBSI Airport around 10.20 pm, Adnan again tried to hit the emergency gate button. Alerted by the cabin crew, the pilot took the aircraft back up as a precautionary measure. Panic gripped passengers, but they heaved a sigh of relief when it finally landed safely around 10.35 pm.

Navi Mumbai: NRI Coastal police arrested a 70-year-old man for allegedly sexually abusing three girls aged 7, 9, and 10 residing in his locality. The incident occured on March 26 around 6pm when the girls were playing in the passage near the building where the accused resides.One of the girls told her mother about ‘bad touch’ by the accused after which two other also narrated their ordeal. Acting on a complaint by the mother of one of the girls, an FIR was registered against the accused at 9.30pm and he was arrested at 10pm. Devender Pol, senior inspector of NRI Coastal police station, said, “The arrested accused was booked under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for assault or criminal force against a woman with intent to outrage her modesty, along with the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act.“Investigating officer, API Yogesh Gaikwad said, “The accused was produced before a local court on March 27, and was remanded to magistrate custody.”