In a spine-chilling case, an ex-serviceman murdered his 35-year-old wife, cut her body into pieces and boiled them in a pressure cooker.  The heinous crime came to light at Meerpet in Rangareddy district on the outskirts of Hyderabad on Wednesday. According to police, Guru Murthy had lodged a complaint with Meerpet Police Station under Rachakonda Police Commisisonerate on January 18 that his wife Venkata Madhavi was missing.

Police had registered a case and took up investigation. During the probe, police came to know that for last few days the husband and wife were having frequent quarrels between them. The investigating officials questioned Guru Murthy, who confessed to the ghastly crime and revealed shocking details. The accused told police that he murdered his wife, cut the body into pieces and boiled them in a pressure cooker.