Naya Nagar police officers, who detained a 56-year-old for chopping his live-in partner’s body into pieces on Wednesday, recounted scenes that would not be out of place in a horror film. When they entered the accused’s Mira Road flat, they found chunks of human flesh in hot water in a bloodstained kitchen. The accused had been boiling the remains in a pressure cooker and feeding them to stray dogs. The man claimed his partner had committed suicide and, fearing arrest, he decided to dismember the body. The police are investigating the accused’s claims.

A neighbour told mid-day on Thursday, “On Tuesday morning, we got a bad smell and thought it could be a dead rat. We checked the terrace and didn’t find anything. By evening, the smell was so strong, that we had to check the sewage pipes. By Wednesday evening, the stench had become unbearable so I informed the secretary. Around 6.30 pm, we found that the door to the flat from which the smell was coming was closed and immediately informed the cops.”