By Shishir Prashant 
PrashantNews
A man has been arrested in Udhamsingh Nagar district of Uttarakhand after he allegedly beheaded a divorced woman and threw her body parts in the Khatima canal.
Mohammad Mushtaq (32) was arrested from Sitarganj area on Tuesday after he allegedly beheaded Puja Mandal (36), a mother of two, and later threw the two body pieces in a canal at Khatima area in the district in November-December last year, SSP Udhamsingh Nagar Manikant Mishra said on Thursday.
Mushtaq took Puja to the canal side on a motorcycle under the pretext of an outing. On reaching the Khatima canal, Mushtaq beheaded Puja with a sharp-edged knife. He later threw the two pieces into canal and came back home quietly. Puja was having two kids from her divorced husband.
When the matter came to light few days ago following detailed investigations, Mushtaq was arrested on Tuesday and taken to Gurugram for further investigations by the Haryana police.
The decomposed headless body of Puja has been recovered from the canal but the search is on to recover the head with the help of divers, Mishra said. The police is yet to recover the knife used in the crime.
Puja met Mushtaq few years ago in Gurugram where they used to work at different places. But during the initial courtship and alleged marriage, Mushtaq concealed his true identify and presented himself as Sunil Yadav before Puja.
There are two versions of the story. In one version, Puja came to know about the true identity of Mushtaq and lodged a complaint with the police in the hill state. In the second version, Puja wanted to live with Mushtaq, who wanted to marry someone else.
Meanwhile, Puja went missing and her younger sister lodged a complaint in a Gurugram police station.
After detailed investigations, the Haryana police with the help of the Uttarakhand police managed to arrest Mushtaq, a taxi driver, from Sitarganj on Tuesday. After rigorous interrogation, Mushtaq admitted his crime and said he allegedly murdered Puja as he was under pressure. After beheading Puja with a knife, he threw the two pieces in the Khatima canal.