In a gruesome incident, a stockbroker butchered his wife, Cynthia, and later set her body parts ablaze at an isolated place near Madanpally village at Shamshabad on Monday night. Locals nabbed him and handed him over to the Shamshabad police. Cynthia was a Congolese national.

Rupesh, a resident of Madhapur, Hyderabad killed his wife with whom he admits to have quarreled with frequently. After killing her, he cut her body into pieces and stuffed them in a suitcase.

Later, along with his 5-year-old daughter, he drove to Madanapalli hamlet in Shamshabad police limits, carrying the suitcase.

According to police, Rupesh Kumar burnt the suitcase there.

While returning to the city, his luck ran out when the car got stuck on a mud-filled road near Shamshabad.

When he sought the help of locals and passersby to push the car, they noticed blood stains on the rear side of the car. They became suspicious and alerted the police who detained Rupesh.

A preliminary probe revealed that Rupesh had disputes with his wife. He confessed to his crime. Police has recovered the partially-burnt body parts.