India News | Maha: Sisters of Woman Killed by Her Live-in Partner Perform Last Rites of Her Remains

Mumbai, Jun 12 (PTI) The remains of Saraswati Vaidya who was allegedly killed by her live-in partner in their flat at Mira Road in Thane district of Maharashtra were handed over to her sisters on Monday who performed last rites, an official said.

The accused, Manoj Sane, had chopped Vaidya's body into several pieces using a chainsaw before pressure-cooking and roasting them last week when he was arrested, according to police.

Also Read | Delhi High Court Says Person Facing Casteism Has Right To Change Surname Without Any Reservation Benefits.

"The remains of Vaidya were sent to state-run J J Hospital for postmortem. Her three sisters had demanded that the remains be handed to them for performing last rites. After postmortem and DNA analysis, the body parts of Vaidya were handed over to them on Monday," the official said.

The sisters performed the last rites of Vaidya in the afternoon in Mumbai, he said.

Also Read | Tenoch Huerta Denies Sexual Assault Allegations; ‘Namor’ Actor Claims Consensual Relationship With Victim in His Statement (View Post).

(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)