Mumbai Murder Shocker: Actress Maria Susairaj, Naval Officer Jerome Chop Friend into 300 Pieces

• Kannada actress Maria Susairaj, aspiring for Bollywood, was helped by TV channel employee Neeraj Grover in Mumbai.
• Maria's boyfriend, Naval Officer Emile Jerome Mathew, became jealous after hearing Neeraj's voice at Maria's flat.
• Jerome flew to Mumbai, confronted Neeraj, and stabbed him to death in a fit of rage on May 8, 2008.
• The couple dismembered Neeraj's body into approximately 300 pieces, stuffed them into bags, and attempted to burn them in a forest.
• Jerome was sentenced to 10 years for culpable homicide, and Maria received 3 years for destroying evidence, leading to public outrage over the lenient sentence.

Why It Matters: A Mumbai dream turned nightmare as jealousy led to a brutal murder and dismemberment by an actress and her boyfriend.