Husband, 74, accused of murdering and dismembering wife, 33, after remains found in 2 locations
By Naveen Dhaliwal
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NEW YORK (WCBS) — A Queens man is accused of killing his wife after her remains were found in two separate locations, months apart.
Rupchand Simboo, 74, has been charged with murder, concealment of a human corpse and tampering with physical evidence.
In September, sanitation workers made a disturbing discovery while collecting trash near 149th Avenue and Brookville Boulevard. Inside a garbage bag wrapped in a tarp and blanket, workers found a woman’s beheaded and dismembered torso.
The medical examiner later identified the remains as Simboo’s wife, 33-year-old Salisha Ali, and ruled her death a homicide.
Then, just last week, another set of remains including a head, legs and an arm, were discovered in the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge near the North Channel Bridge. Investigators say they also belong to Ali. They conducted the search based on coordinates they found in an app on Simboo’s phone the day after Ali was last seen alive.
Simboo was arrested Wednesday morning.
“As alleged, the defendant went to extraordinary lengths to evade responsibility for the brutal killing of his wife, discarding her remains in remote locations, and concealing critical evidence in an apparent effort to cover up this horrific crime,” Queens DA Melinda Katz said.
If convicted, he faces up to 25 years behind bars.
His neighbors are in disbelief.
“It’s definitely eerie to, like, know that, you know, such people live right across from you, and you’re trying to raise your family here and, like, exposed to that,” neighbor Hasiena Dwarika said. “It’s not something that’s pleasant.”
“Sorry to hear that. God bless the family and, you know, the relatives that’s behind, that’s for sure,” another neighbor said.
Police said the investigation is ongoing, and they are continuing to process evidence connected to the case.
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