A musician from Mumbai, India was killed and his body was cut into pieces by adopted daughter and her boyfriend.
###
According to a report by India Today, Mumbai Police on Tuesday recovered a suitcase from Mithi river that had a severed hand among other body parts of 59-year-old Bennett Rebello.
###
Few days earlier, Rebello’s leg, a hand and mutilated private part were found in a suitcase in Mumbai’s Mahim area.
###
It was later discovered that the victim was a guitarist and played music at local gigs.
###
On Saturday, December 7, Rebello’s 19-year-old adopted daughter and her 16-year-old boyfriend were arrested for murdering him with a knife and bamboo stick.
###
According to reports, the accused chopped his body into pieces and put them in three bags that they disposed into the Mithi river over three days after his death.
###
Two of such bags have been found so far after he was killed on November 27.
###
The first bag was found on n December 2. The floating suitcase was spotted with part of a leg sticking out of it at Mahim beach. A hand, part of a leg and mutilated private parts were found in the bag.
###
Upon finding it, a receipt led to Rebello’s name and police searched for it on Facebook.
###
A picture on the social media platform of Rebello wearing the same sweater confirmed that it was him, the police reportedly said.
###
Upon investigation, the police found that he had not been seen for 10 days.
###
Mumbai Police soon learnt that Rebello had adopted Riya who had a boyfriend.
###
Riya and her boyfriend alleged that Rebello had sexually assaulted her and opposed their relationship.
###
On Tuesday, the police recovered a suitcase from Mithi river, containing a limb and an arm of Rebello.
###
The Morning and Evening Brief###
The Morning and Evening Brief