A tenant's high electricity bills led to the discovery of a woman's decomposed body in Madhya Pradesh. The body, found in a refrigerator, belonged to Patidar's live-in partner, who was murdered six months ago. The tenant had unlocked an unused room, revealing the running refrigerator. Patidar confessed to the crime, committed over a marriage dispute.
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