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India: Two bags with Mumbai musician’s body parts found in river

A musician from Mumbai, India was killed and his body was cut into pieces by adopted daughter and her boyfriend.

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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.

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Few days earlier, Rebello’s leg, a hand and mutilated private part were found in a suitcase in Mumbai’s Mahim area.

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It was later discovered that the victim was a guitarist and played music at local gigs.

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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.

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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.

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Two of such bags have been found so far after he was killed on November 27.

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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.

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Upon finding it, a receipt led to Rebello’s name and police searched for it on Facebook.

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A picture on the social media platform of Rebello wearing the same sweater confirmed that it was him, the police reportedly said.

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Upon investigation, the police found that he had not been seen for 10 days.

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Mumbai Police soon learnt that Rebello had adopted Riya who had a boyfriend.

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Riya and her boyfriend alleged that Rebello had sexually assaulted her and opposed their relationship.

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On Tuesday, the police recovered a suitcase from Mithi river, containing a limb and an arm of Rebello.

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