56-year-old man was detained on Wednesday evening for allegedly murdering his live-in partner and dismembering her body. They had been staying with Saraswati Vaidya in the rental flat in the Akashganga building in the Mira Road area over the past three years.

“Police have found a body of a woman who had been cut into pieces, from a society in the Mira Road area. Here a couple was living in a live-in relationship.

A preliminary investigation revealed that the woman was hacked to death. Further Investigation is underway. The victim has been identified as Saraswati Vaidya, 32, who was living for 3 years in the rental flat in Akashganga building with her 56-year-old partner, Manoj Sahni,” said Jayant Bajbale, DCP, Mumbai.