Man arrested for killing wife, cutting body into pieces in Sitapur

SITAPUR: A man who allegedly strangled his wife, cut her body into pieces, and then dumped it in a field with a friend has been detained by the Sitapur police.

The police said, the accused, 46-year-old Pankaj Maurya, has admitted to the crime. On November 8, the wife's body was found.

The companion who supported the offender has also been detained by the police.

For ten years, Pankaj was wed to Barabanki resident Jyoti, 38. He recently began to believe Jyoti was unfaithful and made plans to get rid of her.

Sitapur Superintendent of Police (SP), G. Sushil Chandrabhan, said body parts of a woman, later identified as Jyoti, were found in a field in Gulheria village, under the jurisdiction of Rampur Kalan police station on November 8.

"The woman's body, right hand, and legs were found in the field by the police. The body parts belonged to a lady, said forensic experts, but we had to identify her "the SP added.

When a woman's disfigured face was discovered a few days later, the police enlisted the help of experts to create a sketch, copies of which were then distributed in Barabanki, Sitapur, Hardoi, Rae Bareli, Lucknow, and Sultanpur to help identify the woman.

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