When Mathew found out that Grover was in Susairaj’s house that night, he asked her to get him to leave immediately, to which she said he would leave after helping her move in. He made two more calls on Susairaj’s phone but when he found the phone switched off, he called on Grover’s cellphone and asked him to leave.

Grover, however, stayed over at Susairaj’s flat and the two apparently went to sleep around 4 a.m. Three hours later, Susairaj answered the doorbell only to find Mathew at her doorstep. He had taken a 3:45 a.m. Air India flight to Mumbai and headed straight to her house.

“Mathew walked into her bedroom and found Grover there. He woke him up and the two fought bitterly before Mathew got a knife from the kitchen and stabbed him in the chest. He then attacked him several times till he was dead. The whole thing was over in 10 to 15 minutes. Mathew then slapped Susairaj once or twice, after which they had sex. They then decided on the best way to get rid of Grover’s body,” said Maria.

Around noon, Susairaj went to Hypercity Mall and bought two large bags, a large bread-knife, air fresheners, and new drapes to replace the blood stained ones. It had been decided that she would pay by cash but when she fell short of Rs 800 on a purchase of Rs 2,000, she used her debit card.

“Mathew then dragged Grover’s body to the bathroom, where he used the bread knife to chop the body into several pieces. He handed each piece to Susaira, who placed them in the bags. This went on for over three hours and finally, they also put their blood stained clothes in the bags,” said Maria.

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