A 30-year-old Navy technician, Chintada Ravindra, has been arrested for allegedly killing and dismembering his lover at his residence in Vishakapatnam. The woman was identified as Polipali Mounika.
The incident occurred at a house in LV Nagar. Police found the woman’s remains hidden at the suspect's residence. Half was stored inside a refrigerator, and the other half was packed inside a gunny bag.
When Chintada Ravindra’s wife left for her parents' home, he called Mounika, with whom he was having an affair, to his home to spend some time together. Ravindra had been posted at the Indian naval Ship Dega.
He had met her on a dating app called “Mingle” in 2021 after they matched. The two had met regularly across various locations in Visakhapatnam, such as parks and theatres.
However, this time the two broke out into a fight. Police say the murder was not entirely impulsive.
Ravindra had proceeded to suffocate Mounika to death. He had, however, gone to stores in Srinagar to look for knives. When he failed to find them, he then allegedly purchased a knife from an online delivery platform to cut the body into pieces.
Initial police investigations show that he separated the head, legs and hands from the torso. He then packed the legs and hips in a trolley bag and stored the torso in the refrigerator before taking the head and hands to a different location at Adavivaram to burn them.
Police told local media that the Ravindra’s wife had recently given birth and was staying at her parents' home for support.
After the murder, Ravindra had called a friend for advice. On the friend’s advice, he walked to a police station and confessed to the crime.
He claimed to the police that Mounika had taken Rs 3.5 lakh from him during their relationship and that she often threatened to reveal their relationship to his wife. The issue had led to frequent disputes between the two, police officials say.
The disputes also became more frequent after Ravindra chose to get married ti another woman in 2024. Police are now searching for the missing body parts. A murder case has been registered, and an investigation is underway.
