Ahmedabad horror: Woman blindfolds harasser; husband kills with sword, beheads and dismembers body

It is reportedly said that the city crime branch recovered the victim's sternum and other bones from the canal. However, they are still looking for the severed head, which the couple had thrown in a garbage bin near their house.

Mehraz Pathan, a 40-year-old man, had been stalking Rizwana Syed, his friend Imran's wife, for almost a year. Rizwana had vehemently rejected his advances and finally called him home for a surprise on the night of January 21. As Pathan reached Rizwana's house, she promised to give him the surprise if he allowed her to blindfold and tie him. While he was tied down, Imran allegedly stabbed him with a sharp object.

According to reports, Imran then allegedly beheaded the corpse, dismembered the body and dumped the parts in the Kharicut canal near the fire brigade junction in Odhav. On Wednesday, the couple from Bapunagar were arrested for Pathan's murder.

It is reportedly said that the city crime branch recovered the victim's sternum and other bones from the canal. However, they are still looking for the severed head, which the couple had thrown in a garbage bin near their house.

"Rizwana was fed up with the constant harassment. Pathan used to pressure her to meet him alone and have a relationship with him. Though Imran and Rizwana told him off multiple times, he did not heed their warnings. Finally, the two decided to get rid of him," the police said.

"Pretending to have finally given in to his demands, Rizwana called Pathan over. She blindfolded him with her dupatta and tied his hands and legs to the bedframe so he could not move. Imran entered the room with a sword and stabbed him in the stomach multiple times, causing his death," the police further said.

The police added, "The couple chopped the body and threw the head in a bin the same night. Imran gathered the body parts in a sack the next morning and dumped them in the canal."

As Pathan did not show up to his house, his mother, Shakina and brother Imran Salim approached Bapunagar police on January 22. The Bapunagar police registered a missing complaint on January 24 and began an inquiry. The next day, police commissioner Sanjay Srivastav asked the city crime branch to investigate the case.

During the inquiry, the police learned that the deceased often hung around with Imran. His family members told the police they had warned him to stay away from Rizwana as her husband knew of his obsession with her and had threatened him several times.