Metro India News | Hyderabad 

The sleuths of Meerpet Police, LB Nagar Zone, Rachakonda Commissionereate busted woman missing case by arresting a 39-year-old ex-serviceman, who killed his wife and cooked her remains in a bucket with an electric heater on Tuesday afternoon.

Police have seized several items from the murder scene including a stove, knife, roller, water heater and clothing items. Arrested has been identified as Putta Guru Murthy (39), a resident of Jillelaguda. He reportedly voluntarily retired from the army and has been working as a security guard on an outsourcing basis at the DRDO in Kanchanbagh.

On January 18, the mother of the missing woman, Kuppala Subbamma lodged a complaint at Meerpet Police Station, reporting that her daughter, Madhavi had been missing since January 16. She explained that Madhavi had left her home after a quarrel with her husband Guru Murthy.

Based on the complaint, police began investigating the case and found vital clues in CCTV footage from the couple’s house. The footage showed that the accused and his wife had entered their home on January 15. However, no evidence of Madhavi leaving the house afterwards which led the police to suspect foul play.

On January 28, police took the accused into custody for questioning. During the investigation, he confessed to the crime. The accused revealed that on January 16, after an argument with his wife, he violently slapped her, causing her to fall against the wall. In a fit of rage, he strangled her until she lost consciousness leading to her death.