India, July 15 -- An investigation to trace a 50-year-old man, who went 'missing' nearly a year ago, has unravelled a ghastly murder, leading to the arrest of his wife and her paramour, who allegedly chopped his body into pieces and dumped the remains in a forest in Navi Mumbai, police said on Tuesday.

The murder committed in August last year came to light recently after the victim's brother raised suspicion about his disappearance. The police then questioned the woman and her paramour, who confessed to the killing and throwing the body parts in a forest, the Rabale MIDC police station house officer said.

The victim, Baliram Suryanath Kushwaha, lived with his wife Sunita (40) and their two children in Airoli, Navi Mumbai.

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