Chopped up body, before dumping it

A 26-year-old man allegedly killed his wife, chopped her body into seven pieces, wrapped it meticulously and dumped it on an empty plot in South East Delhi’s Sarita Vihar area on June 21.

He and his two elder brothers were arrested on Tuesday, the brothers for allegedly helping him remove evidence.

Deputy Commissioner of Police (South East) Chinmoy Biswal said the accused had been identified as Sajid Ali Ansari, an engineering graduate, and his brothers Mohd. Ishteyaq Alam Ansari, 28, and Mohd. Hasmat Ali Ansari, 46.

On the night of June 20, allegedly after an argument, Sajid strangulated wife Juhi to death, after which he called his brother Ishteyaq for help. The two allegedly chopped the body into pieces wrapped it in cloth and put it in a carton. Then they called the elder brother Hasmat, who helped them dump the body in Sarita Vihar.