35-year-old navy officer arrested for killing lover, chops body, stores in fridge

VISAKHAPATNAM: A 35-year-old naval officer was arrested for killing his lover, chopping her body into pieces and storing it in the fridge. He murdered her at Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh. The arrested is naval officer Chintada Ravindra for killing his lover Polipalli Mounika. Ravindra invited Mounika to his house when his wife went to her own house. A dispute broke out between the two leading to the death of Mounika.

Ravindra is a naval officer posted at the Indian Naval Ship (INS) Dega. He met 29-year-old Mounika through a dating app in 2021. Ravindra called his lover to his house Sunday afternoon. A fight broke out between the two and he stabbed her to death. He then chopped her body and left some parts in a deserted place. The remaining parts were kept in the fridge.

Ravindra then surrendered at the police station. He revealed that Mounika had extorted Rs 3.5 lakh from him and had constantly threatened to inform his wife about the affair. There were frequent arguments between them over this. He said this made him to commit the murder.

Police said Mounika's head was missing. Police also said that a special investigation team has been appointed to find the missing body parts.