Overview
- Chintada Ravindra, a Navy technician posted at INS Dega, surrendered to Gajuwaka police on Monday after the Sunday killing of Polipalli Mounika and was booked for murder under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
- Police recovered dismembered remains from his LV Nagar flat, including parts kept in a refrigerator, and formed special teams to search for body parts dumped elsewhere.
- Investigators said they later found a semi-burnt head at Darapalem on the city’s outskirts, with searches continuing for other missing remains.
- Officers said the pair met on a dating app in 2021, and the accused claimed she took about Rs 3.5 lakh and threatened to reveal the affair to his wife, who was away at her parents’ home.
- Detectives are probing possible premeditation, noting an online knife purchase, as forensic work advances and the victim’s father disputes the accused’s money claim ahead of court proceedings.