The Malakpet Police cracked the murder case of a woman, whose decapitated head was found by GHMC workers at a garbage dump area along the Musi river opposite Afzal Nagar community hall last week.
The victim was identified as Yerram Anuradha Reddy, 55, a resident of Chaitanyapuri Colony. She had been living alone in the ground-floor portion of the accused in the case B. Chandra Mohan, 48, an online stock trader.
The woman’s head was found in a black polythene cover on May 17 (Wednesday) by sweepers on the Theegalguda road. It was suspected that the woman was aged about 40. The Malakpet Police formed eight teams to crack the case and they scrutinised the week-long CCTV footage on the route, examined missing person’s complaints across police stations, and enquired details in nearby areas.
DCP (South East Zone) Ch. Rupesh, disclosing the details to mediapersons on Wednesday, said it was found that Mohan had been in a relationship with Anuradha for the past several years. The woman used to lend money to people on interest basis, and Mohan too borrowed upto ₹7 lakh from her, but did not return.
A dispute arose between the two over money matters on May 12 (Friday), and after a heated exchange Mohan stabbed her multiple times, ensured her death and using two cutting machines separated her body parts.
While the head was packed in a polythene bag for disposal, the other parts were preserved in his refrigerator and a suitcase for later disposal. On Monday, Mohan took an auto and disposed the head on the Theegalguda road.
Police said the accused also used deodorants, incense sticks, phenol and other substances to keep off the smell in the house and the area. He even took the victim’s cellphone and sent messages to people in her list, to just make them believe that she was alive and was at some far off place.
