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Tribal woman Rubika Pradhan chopped into dozen pieces by husband

Tribal woman Rubika Pradhan chopped into dozen pieces by husband
Tribal woman Rubika Pradhan chopped into dozen pieces by husband

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A man has been arrested for allegedly killing his wife and cutting her body into 12 parts in Jharkhand’s Sahibganj district. Some body parts are reportedly still missing and the search is underway. The woman’s husband Dildar Ansari, who is suspected of being the culprit, has been detained by the police.

Tribal woman chopped into pieces

According to reports, Police found that a 22-year-old tribal woman named Dildar Ansari, Rubika Pahadan’s husband, killed her, cut her body into several pieces and put it in a sack at her home before disposing of them.

The matter came to light when a body part of the victim was found behind the Anganwadi centre in the Borio Santhali area of Sahibganj.

Sahebganj SP told news agency ANI,” 12 parts of the body of a 22-yr-old woman belonging to primitive tribal community found in Sahibganj. Some parts of the body are still missing & search for them is underway. Her husband Dildar Ansari has been detained by Police, the deceased was his second wife.”

Tribal woman chopped

According to police, They had a love marriage and lived together, but they used to fight frequently. Recently, the dispute between the two escalated after the defendant killed the victim.

Ansari’s family involved in crime

According to a report from Jagran, the police also detained and questioned Dildar’s father Mustakim Ansari, mother Maryam Khatoon, first wife Gulera, sister Shareja Khatoon, brothers Amir Ansari and Mahtab Ansari. The victim Rubika Pahadan was murdered at the home of Dildar Ansari’s maternal uncle, Moinul Ansari. After killing Rubika, her body was cut with an iron cutting machine.

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