<p>Palghar: Police on Tuesday recovered the body of a 51-year-old murder victim from a drain in Virar city of Palghar district following a four-hour search, five days after her severed head was found in a suitcase.</p>.<p>Police had already arrested the husband of the woman, identified as Utpala Hippargi, for beheading her.</p>.<p>The accused, Harish Hippargi, allegedly strangled Utpala to death during a heated exchange at their home on January 8.</p>.College student killed at home; accused found dead on railway track in Kerala.<p>He transported her body near Deshmukh Farm in Virar, where he beheaded her using a sickle. In an attempt to destroy evidence, he threw the headless body into a drain and packed the severed head inside a suitcase, which he later dumped near Pirkunda Dargah, police had said earlier.</p>.<p>A bullion wallet found at the scene played a crucial role in identifying the deceased.</p>.<p>After Harish's confession, Mandovi police, assisted by the fire brigade, launched a massive search operation on Tuesday morning in Virar to locate his wife's body, said senior police inspector Sanjay Hazare.</p>.<p>"After four hours of rigorous searching, police finally recovered Utpala's decomposed body. A panchnama was conducted, and the remains were sent for forensic examination and autopsy," he said. </p>
<p>Palghar: Police on Tuesday recovered the body of a 51-year-old murder victim from a drain in Virar city of Palghar district following a four-hour search, five days after her severed head was found in a suitcase.</p>.<p>Police had already arrested the husband of the woman, identified as Utpala Hippargi, for beheading her.</p>.<p>The accused, Harish Hippargi, allegedly strangled Utpala to death during a heated exchange at their home on January 8.</p>.College student killed at home; accused found dead on railway track in Kerala.<p>He transported her body near Deshmukh Farm in Virar, where he beheaded her using a sickle. In an attempt to destroy evidence, he threw the headless body into a drain and packed the severed head inside a suitcase, which he later dumped near Pirkunda Dargah, police had said earlier.</p>.<p>A bullion wallet found at the scene played a crucial role in identifying the deceased.</p>.<p>After Harish's confession, Mandovi police, assisted by the fire brigade, launched a massive search operation on Tuesday morning in Virar to locate his wife's body, said senior police inspector Sanjay Hazare.</p>.<p>"After four hours of rigorous searching, police finally recovered Utpala's decomposed body. A panchnama was conducted, and the remains were sent for forensic examination and autopsy," he said. </p>