New Delhi, Aug. 26 -- A 27-year-old man has been arrested in Telangana's Medchal-Malkajgiri district for allegedly murdering his pregnant wife, hacking her body into multiple pieces and throwing them into Musi river in Prathapsingarm. His wife headless torso was recovered from his room.

The accused was identified as Samala Mahender Reddy works as a bike taxi rider and resides at East Balaji Hills in Boduppal and is originally from Vikarabad. His wife has been identified as B Swathi, 21.

Samala married 21-year-old Swathi - a neighbour from the same village - in January 2024 at Arya Samaj in Kukatpally and the duo shifted to Hyderabad and lived in Boduppal after marriage, said DCP Malkajgiri, PV Padmaja.

PV Padmaja said, "Yesterday, we a...