Hyderabad, Jan. 28 -- A 39-year-old former army man who killed his wife and cooked her remains in a bucket with an electric heater was arrested on Tuesday afternoon, January 28. The Meerpet police have seized several items from the murder scene including a stove, knife, roller, water heater and clothing items.

The accused has been identified as Gurumurthy, 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. He was married to Venkata Madhavi 13 years ago and the couple have two children.

Meerpet murder case details

On January 18, the mother of the missing woman, Kuppala Subbamma lodged a complaint at Meerpet Police Station...