The Bharuch police solved a gruesome murder where Shailendra Chauhan chopped his friend Sachin into nine pieces over private photos and a loan dispute. Shailendra, disguising himself as a woman, disposed of the body parts at various locations, which initially baffled investigators. He was eventually caught in Bijnor.
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