Man Kills Live-In Partner And Stores Body In Fridge, Marries Another Woman The Next Day

A man in India has been arrested for strangling his live-in partner to death and storing her body inside a fridge. The 24-year-old suspect reportedly got married to another woman the next day after the gruesome murder.

Sahil Gehlot allegedly murdered his live-in partner, Nikki Yadav, on the night of Feb.9 and dismembered her body before storing it in a fridge at his restaurant, reported India Today.

The shocking incident came to light Tuesday after police received an anonymous tip about the murder. It happened in India's capital New Delhi.

"During interrogation, the accused initially tried to mislead police, but later he disclosed that he had killed his girlfriend on the intervening night of February 9 and 10 and kept her body in a refrigerator at his dhaba [a small restaurant]," an investigating officer said, reported NDTV.

Gehlot was living with Nikki for the past few years but had not disclosed their relationship to his family. Gehlot's family forced him to get married to another woman and the wedding was fixed for Feb. 10.

Nikki reportedly confronted Gehlot when she came to know about the wedding and it led to an argument between the couple. The suspect then strangled Nikki with the data cable of his mobile phone, police said.

Gehlot was charged with murder, causing the disappearance of evidence of an offense committed and giving false information.

A similar incident caused a nationwide stir in India last year. A 28-year-old man was arrested for murdering his girlfriend and dismembering her body before storing it inside a fridge. The suspect, Aaftab Amin Poonawala, allegedly killed his live-in partner Shraddha Walkar and chopped the body into 35 parts. Poonawala reportedly disposed of the remains over the next two to three months. Investigators found out that the suspect used to have frequent arguments with Walkar because she wanted to get married. The suspect brought other women home and slept with them while the victim's remains were stored in the fridge, reports said.