In a shocking incident, a 31-year-old relationship manager of a private bank was found killed and chopped into 11 pieces on Thursday in Mumbai. The body was found after the family of the deceased filed a missing report from his Worli residence.
The accused are the victim's friend and have been arrested. The accused names are Charles Nadar (41) and his wife Salomi (31). The body of Sushilkumar Sarnaik was found packed in two suitcases in a nullah near Neral railway station in Raigad district.
Senior Inspector Sukhlal Varpe of Worli police station said, “Sarnaik told his mother that he was going for a picnic with his colleagues and would return by Sunday (December 13) evening.”
When Sarnaik didn't return on Dec 13 his mother got worried and enquired with his friends on Monday. She also went to his work place in at Grant road but as his colleagues did not have any clue about his whereabouts, she approached the Worli police station on December 14, he added.
“A missing person report was lodged. While we were looking for him, we got a call from the Neral police on Thursday morning informing about Sarnaik’s murder,” said Varpe. His parents identified his body.
The Neral police said that local residents found two suitcases floating in the nullah near the station on Wednesday.
“The bag had a sticker that helped us to locate the seller of the bag… The shop owner recognised the bag instantly and helped us identify the buyer,” said an officer.
The police said that Sarnaik and Salomi knew each other, as they had worked together at a call center in Mumbai earlier. Inspector Tanaji Narnawar of Neral police station said, “Sarnaik visited the couple on December 12. At night, he allegedly commented on Salomi’s character, angering Charles, who then slashed his neck with a knife.”
“The couple then chopped his body into 12 pieces. Charles bought two suitcases from a nearby shop. They packed the body parts pieces in the bags and dumped them in the nullah on Tuesday night,” he added. The two accused will be produced in court on Friday.