{"id":164452,"date":"2026-03-15T22:07:35","date_gmt":"2026-03-15T22:07:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/164452\/"},"modified":"2026-03-15T22:07:35","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T22:07:35","slug":"queens-woman-had-separated-from-husband-now-accused-of-dismembering-her-mom-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/164452\/","title":{"rendered":"Queens woman had separated from husband now accused of dismembering her, mom says"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Queens woman whose much older husband is accused of dismembering her and scattering her body parts<\/a> in two remote parks had separated from him \u2014 but was talked into paying him a visit the day she was murdered, her heartbroken mother says.<\/p>\n

Salisha Ali, 34, first met her 75-year-old husband, Rupchand Simboo, at a Christmas party in their native Trinidad a few years ago, her family says. On Wednesday, Simboo was arrested for her murder.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was completely against their relationship,\u201d the victim\u2019s mom Paula Seque, 55, said by phone from Trinidad Sunday. \u201cHe wanted to control her and she\u2019s such a strong person that she\u2019s not going to let anybody control her. I know that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Simboo was already established in Queens, where Ali, who worked as a security officer for a local airline in Trinidad, hoped to relocate to for more opportunity. The marriage was never romantic, her mother said.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe met this guy and he said he could get her her visa,\u201d Seque said of Simboo. \u201cHe said he would help her to get work.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ali immigrated to Queens in 2024, moving into Samboo\u2019s home in South Ozone Park and marrying him. She planned to later send for her three daughters, ages 10, 14 and 15.<\/p>\n

\"Salisha<\/p>\n

Courtesy of family<\/p>\n

Salisha Ali, 34. (Courtesy of family)<\/p>\n

\u201cShe came to work and establish herself,\u201d Seque said. \u201cShe\u2019s a very loving, caring person. She loves her three daughters. She loves the outdoors. She loves to travel. She\u2019s very hardworking.\u201d<\/p>\n

Her mom opposed the move.<\/p>\n

\u201cI told her, she have everything here. She have her own house here, she have her car,\u201d Seque said. \u201cI said, \u2018You have a good job here, everything here. You don\u2019t need to go there.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen she went up there everything changed. It was his way or no way,\u201d she added. \u201cI strongly believe that he wanted more out of the relationship and she didn\u2019t want to give in because that wasn\u2019t part of the relationship.\u201d<\/p>\n

Simboo was controlling, according to the victim\u2019s mom.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe said he don\u2019t want her to be working and he want her to stay home and cook and clean,\u201d Seque said. \u201cShe said, \u2018Mommy, I didn\u2019t come up here to be a housewife.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSometimes if he call her on the phone and she don\u2019t answer, he would threaten to put her out,\u201d Seque added. \u201cHe always threatened to put her out.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Rupchand<\/p>\n

Theodore Parisienne \/ New York Daily News<\/p>\n

Rupchand Simboo, the suspect in the murder and dismemberment of his wife, Salisha Ali, in police custody leaving the NYPD’s 116th Precinct stationhouse in Queens on Wednesday. (Theodore Parisienne \/ New York Daily News)<\/p>\n

Two months before her disappearance, Ali, tired of the turmoil, moved out to live with a friend in Brooklyn, her mother says.<\/p>\n

But she was lured back to her husband for a visit on July 13, the day authorties believe Simboo killed her.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe called her and he told her that he\u2019s lonely and he want her to come and cook and clean out the place,\u201d Seque said. \u201cShe went that afternoon.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ali FaceTimed with her family that day, authorities say \u2014 the last time anyone saw her alive.<\/p>\n

Seque tried calling her daughter multiple times the next day but nobody picked up. Growing worried, she called Simboo, who she says told her that her daughter had just packed her clothes and left in an Uber.<\/p>\n

\u201cI kept calling him every day,\u201d she said. \u201cI said, \u2018You need to make a (missing persons) report.\u2019 He said, \u2018She will show up \u2026 She will come home soon. She might walk in any time.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHe said, for sure she will be here Friday,’\u201d she added. \u201cWhen Friday came, I said, \u2018Where\u2019s my daughter?’\u201d<\/p>\n

Her worries only grew as the mystery deepened.<\/p>\n

\u201cDays and nights I can\u2019t sleep, wondering where my daughter is,\u201d she said. \u201cShe\u2019s family oriented. She would speak to her kids every day.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

She eventually called her daughter\u2019s local NYPD precinct stationhouse. The officer she spoke to wasn\u2019t sure he could take a missing person report called in by somebody overseas.<\/p>\n

\u201cI started to cry and I said, \u201cPease take it because my daughter is missing,’\u201d she said.\u00a0\u201cHe took the report for me.\u201d<\/p>\n

Simboo also reported Ali missing, authorities say.<\/p>\n

On Sept. 22, a decomposing torso was found in a garbage bag<\/a> by sanitation workers picking up trash at Idlewild Park in Rosedale near JFK Airport. They were throwing the bag into their truck\u2019s hopper when they were overcome by the smell and made the discovery, cops said.<\/p>\n

The body\u2019s head and limbs were missing but the torso had some distinctive tattoos<\/a>, including three names and a flower.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

Frank Koester for New York Daily News<\/p>\n

The Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge in Queens. (Frank Koester for New York Daily News)<\/p>\n

\u201cThe detective called me and she said, \u2018Paula, can you identify some tattoos,’\u201d Seque said. \u201cWhen I saw the tattoos, I knew it was her.\u201d<\/p>\n

Seque went on to speak to Simboo, who also helped authorities identify the body.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe described her like: \u2018It has no hands and no head and no legs,’\u201d she recalled. \u201cI didnt speak to him after that \u2014 the way he described my daughter like she was nothing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cops were still months away from making an arrest or finding the rest of Ali\u2019s remains.<\/p>\n

Investigators went on to obtain a warrant for Simboo\u2019s phone and found he used an app called Life360 that allows users to track the location of loved ones or even pets. The app showed that Samboo visited Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge the day after his wife went missing in July and Idlewild Park the day after that.<\/p>\n

Based on the app data, cops went searching in the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge on March 5 and found Ali\u2019s head, legs and one arm<\/a> over the course of two days.<\/p>\n

A blue moving blanket and yellow rope matching the ones found wrapped around the torso were located inside Simboo\u2019s apartment and garage by cops executing a search warrant, prosecutors say.<\/p>\n

\"Salisha<\/p>\n

Courtesy of family<\/p>\n

Salisha Ali, 34. (Courtesy of family)<\/p>\n

On Wednesday, authorities arrested Simboo for murder, concealment of a human corpse and tampering with evidence.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just was so grateful for the detective because she worked really hard. She told me she would get justice for my daughter and she really did,\u201d Seque said. \u201cShe never give up.\u201d<\/p>\n

And yet the arrest has done nothing to lessen Seque\u2019s grief.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have no joy. I have nothing,\u201d Seque said. \u201cMy daughter was my life. my heart aches for her. I\u2019m so broken.\u201d<\/p>\n

Simboo\u2019s motive involved \u201cjealousy,\u201d a law enforcement source said. He is being held without bail as he awaits trial in Queens Criminal Court.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe 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,\u201d Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz said.<\/p>\n

Ali\u2019s exact cause of death has not been determined, with the city Medical Examiner ruling she died of \u201chomicidal violence.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Rupchand<\/p>\n

Theodore Parisienne \/ New York Daily News<\/p>\n

Rupchand Simboo, the suspect in the murder and dismemberment of his wife, Salisha Ali, in police custody leaving the NYPD’s 116th Precinct stationhouse in Queens on Wednesday. (Theodore Parisienne \/ New York Daily News)<\/p>\n

Ali was working as a home health aide in New York but finalizing getting a security job at JKF Airport around the time she was killed, her mother says. But the victim had by that time given up on her American dream.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe said, \u2018I\u2019m not thinking about any green card anymore,’\u201d Sequa said. \u201cThree more years on my work permit and then I will come home.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A Queens woman whose much older husband is accused of dismembering her and scattering her body parts in…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":164453,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[262,263,266,85,267,9,24,264,12,63,261,122,124,123,265],"class_list":["post-164452","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-queens","tag-city","tag-county","tag-crime-and-public-safety","tag-latest-headlines","tag-local-news","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-new-york-county","tag-news","tag-nyc","tag-nyc-crime","tag-queens","tag-queens-headlines","tag-queens-news","tag-sub-county-region"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/164452","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=164452"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/164452\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/164453"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=164452"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=164452"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=164452"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}