India

Guwahati Man Vows to Kill Wife's Alleged Lover After Beheading Her, Say Police

By Mukut Das

A man accused of murdering his wife and storing her severed head in a refrigerator has told reporters he feels no remorse and intends to kill the person he described as his wife's 'sugar daddy' once he is released from custody. Ramanuj Goswami made the statement while being escorted for a medical examination on Tuesday. He did not name the individual he referred to.

Goswami was arrested on Sunday night in connection with the killing of his wife, Riya Talukdar, at their residence in the Basisthapur locality of Guwahati's Beltola area on the morning of September 3. During the investigation, police recovered Talukdar's severed head from a refrigerator in the flat, sealed inside a polythene bag. A machete, known locally as a 'dao' and suspected to have been used in the crime, along with several liquor bottles, were also seized from the scene.

The couple had been married since September 22 of last year. Goswami appeared before a local court on Monday evening and was remanded to police custody for seven days.

According to a police officer, the interrogation is ongoing and has revealed that the couple frequently argued over multiple issues, including an alleged extramarital affair involving the deceased, a claim Goswami made during questioning. The officer said that on September 3, an argument between the two escalated, leading Goswami to lose his temper and commit the killing. Authorities noted that the claim of an extramarital affair has not been independently verified and is based solely on Goswami's statements.

Goswami hails from Gauripur in Dhubri district in lower Assam and had been residing in the Guwahati flat for the past several years.