In a chilling echo of the 2022 Shraddha Walkar case, a married Navy official allegedly invited his girlfriend to his home in the Gajuwaka area of Visakhapatnam, killed her, dismembered the body, and stored the remains in his refrigerator. He also allegedly attempted to dispose of the body parts by burning them at a vacant site near Adavivaram.
The incident came to light recently, with police identifying the accused as Chintada Ravindra, posted at INS Dega, newswire PTI reported. The victim has been identified as 28-year-old Polipalli Mounika.
Police said Ravindra then ordered a knife online and dismembered the body. He separated the head, limbs, and torso, packing some parts in bags and storing others in a refrigerator. Some body parts were allegedly burnt at a vacant site near Adavivaram, while others were disposed of at different locations.
“A Navy staff (Ravindra) on Sunday killed Mounika at his residence following an altercation and later dismembered the body, disposed of the parts at different locations,” the official told PTI.
According to the police official, Ravindra ‘matched’ with Mounika on the ‘Mingle’ dating app in 2021. The two developed a relationship over time and frequently met at various locations across Visakhapatnam, such as parks and theatres, police said.
On the day of the incident, Ravindra called Mounika when his wife left for her parents' home to spend time together. But after some time, an argument broke out between the two, and Ravindra smothered her to death.
An NDTV report mentioned that Ravindra packed her legs and hips in a trolley bag and took her head and hands to a different location. He also packed the torso in a bag and hid it in his refrigerator.
After disposing of some of the parts, Ravindra walked up to a police station and confessed to killing Mounika.
According to the police official, the woman had allegedly taken ₹3.5 lakh from the accused and threatened to reveal their relationship to his wife, leading to frequent disputes between them.
Investigators revealed that Ravindra had planned the murder, driven by what he described as constant harassment and threats from Mounika, which began after he married another woman in 2024.
Police found the body parts in the refrigerator and the house. They said that the head was missing. A special team has been formed to search for the body parts.
