A Navy staffer allegedly murdered a 31-year-old woman, dismembered her body and attempted to destroy the evidence in the Gajuwaka area here, the police said on Monday.According to the police, the accused procured a knife online, dismembered the body of P Mounika (31), stored some parts in a refrigerator, the legs in a trolley bag, while the head and hands were placed in a separate bag inside the house. He burnt the head and hands at a vacant place near Adavivaram on Sunday.The accused, Chintada Ravindra, working as a petty officer in the Navy at INS Dega, had been in contact with Mounika since 2021 after meeting her through a dating application.“A Navy staff (Ravindra) on Sunday killed Mounika at his residence following an altercation and later dismembered the body, disposed of the parts at different locations,” said Vizag South Zone Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Y Srinivas Rao addressing a press conference.Later, the accused carried petrol in a plastic can to a deserted place near Darapalem and burnt the head and hands, while also cleaning blood stains inside the house with water, he said.Unable to dispose of the remaining body parts, he left them at his residence and later voluntarily surrendered before the police, said the ACP.The two developed a relationship over time and frequently met at various locations across Visakhapatnam, such as parks and theatres, the police said.According to the accused, the woman had allegedly taken Rs 3.5 lakh from him and threatened to reveal their relationship to his wife, leading to frequent disputes between them, the official said.On the fateful day, the accused allegedly called her to his flat, where a heated argument broke out before he smothered her to death, the official added.Further investigation revealed that the accused had continued the relationship even after his marriage in 2024 and resumed contact when his wife went to her parental home for delivery, leading to escalating differences and a pre-planned intent to eliminate the Mounika.