A man allegedly murdered his wife here and dismembered her body at their home in Medipally near here, police said on Sunday.

The family and the entire village of Indian-origin trucker Harjinder Singh, who is staring at a potential 45-year jail sentence for allegedly causing a deadly crash in the US, is rallying behind him, calling for a lenient punishment.

Vipin, accused of murdering his wife Nikki for dowry, posted an Instagram story framing her death as suicide hours before his arrest. Nikki’s sister alleges constant dowry demands and torture, culminating in Vipin setting Nikki ablaze in front of her child. Police have arrested Vipin and are searching for his family members involved in the crime.