Jodhpur:

The body of a 50-year-old woman, chopped into several pieces, was found in Rajasthan’s Jodhpur on Wednesday, two days after she was reported missing.

According to the police, Anita Chaudhary was killed by an old family friend.

On October 27, Ms Chaudhary, who used to run a beauty parlour in Jodhpur, closed the salon in the afternoon around 2:30 pm. However, she did not return home that night. A day later, her husband, Manmohan Chaudhary (56), filed a missing complaint with the police.

The victim’s mobile location and call records directed the police to the house of a man, Gul Mohammad, in the vicinity.

Mohammad was a friend of the victim. She considered him a brother, the police said. The police interrogated Mohammad’s wife, who allegedly revealed that Ms Chaudhary’s body was buried behind her house.

The police found her body in six pieces. The body parts were sent to the AIIMS hospital for a post-mortem.

Mohammad is currently missing and the police are looking for him, officials said. His wife has been taken into custody.

Jaipur:

A man attempted suicide after allegedly killing his wife with an axe in Rajasthan’s Banswara district on Tuesday, police said.

According to the police, the man jumped into dry grass after setting it on fire after killing his wife early morning on Tuesday in the Poonia Kheda village of the district.

Danpur SHO Rajveer Singh said that Raju (32) allegedly killed his wife Nani (30) by attacking her with an axe on suspicion of her “friendship” with another man.

After this, Raju attempted suicide but he was saved and is undergoing treatment at the district hospital, the SHO added.

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