Overview

• Aligarh police took 29-year-old Tabassum into custody on August 4 and lodged a murder case at Chharra police station after her husband’s remains were found near an abandoned brick kiln in Kasganj.
• The post-mortem report confirmed that Yusuf Khan’s hands were bound, his stomach was stabbed and acid was poured on his body to obscure his identity.
• His charred remains lay undiscovered for four days until family members identified him by his clothes and slippers when shown photographs.
• Tabassum’s alleged accomplice, Danish, along with several family members, remains at large as officers carry out targeted raids in multiple districts.
• A forensic team gathered crucial evidence at the scene and police used witness statements to piece together the brutal concealment tactics.