The couple had twins who were four years old at the time of the crime.Gulati and Anuparna had moved to the US after getting married in 1999. They returned to Dehradun in 2008, after which their relationship deteriorated. He then filled up polythene bags with the body parts and stored them in a deep freezer which also he bought subsequent to the murder. Pradhan became suspicious when Gulati refused to let him enter the house.Pradhan then filed a missing person complaint at the Dehradun cantonment police station. Police subsequently raided Gulati house and recovered severed bags with Anapurna's body parts, including her head, from the freezer.

Source: Times of India September 01, 2017 09:44 UTC